# How to use double-opt-in with automations?

**URL:** <https://community.brevo.com/t/how-to-use-double-opt-in-with-automations/6243>\
**Category:** English\
**Created:** [Juin 18, 2025, 10:21 UTC](https://community.brevo.com/t/how-to-use-double-opt-in-with-automations/6243 "2025-06-18T22:21:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![sjordan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f05b48/32.png) [@sjordan](https://community.brevo.com/u/sjordan)\
**Post date:** [Juin 18, 2025, 10:21 UTC](https://community.brevo.com/t/how-to-use-double-opt-in-with-automations/6243/1 "2025-06-18T22:21:37Z")

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I’ll try to give the simplest scenario:

- I’m setting up email flow on my site so that users sign up for newsletters and receive a free download (lead magnet).
- the signup process is double-opt-in.
- in parallel, I have an automation that delivers the free download 2 minutes after a user is added to my list.

**So the question is:** if someone signs up but doesn’t confirm their subscription (double opt-in), will they still receive the automation email?

To my way of thinking, they should not. From the entire system’s POV, the user is not a confirmed contact and should not receive anything.

Please confirm or deny.

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**Author:** ![sjordan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f05b48/32.png) [@sjordan](https://community.brevo.com/u/sjordan)\
**Post date:** [Juin 24, 2025, 1:41 UTC](https://community.brevo.com/t/how-to-use-double-opt-in-with-automations/6243/2 "2025-06-24T01:41:29Z")

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I finally found the answer I was looking for.