Leads Marked as Spam
Why some submissions are flagged as spam, and how to restore a real lead that was flagged by mistake.
How spam filtering works
Every submission LeadToSheet captures is checked by an AI spam filter before it reaches your leads. Obvious junk — gibberish, bot test submissions, and known spam patterns — is flagged as spam automatically. If a submission has the same field values as something previously confirmed as spam, it's flagged straight away.
Note
Spam submissions are kept, not deleted — they're just held aside. They don't count toward your monthly submission limit, aren't written to your Google Sheet, and don't trigger email alerts, chat alerts, or Route destinations.
Where you'll see the spam count
- Dashboard — the Today metric shows a "· N spam" suffix with the number of submissions blocked today, kept separate from the main count
- Leads page — spam submissions carry a "Spam" badge; hover it to see the reason the filter flagged it
- Leads page filter — use the spam filter above the table to show only spam, only real leads, or both
Restoring a real lead flagged as spam
The spam filter is conservative, but no filter is perfect. If a genuine lead was flagged by mistake, you can restore it:
- 1
Open the Leads page
Go to the Leads page and use the spam filter to show spam submissions.
- 2
Find the lead
Locate the genuine submission that was flagged. The Spam badge tooltip shows why the filter caught it.
- 3
Click "Not Spam"
Click the "Not Spam" button on the row. The submission is restored as a normal lead — it starts counting toward your usage and is queued to sync to your Google Sheet.
Note
A restored lead is marked Pending and syncs to your Google Sheet on the next sync cycle, usually within a few minutes.