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Email Deliverability Scan for Automation Templates

Learn how Spectora's built-in deliverability scan checks your automation email templates for spam-triggering wording before they send, so you can fix issues right in the editor.

Written by Shannon Lewis

When writing automation emails in Base or Advanced Automations, Spectora automatically scans your email templates for wording that could be flagged as spam by email providers like Gmail. If any issues are found, you can review and fix them right inside the template editor — before the email ever fails to reach your clients' inboxes.

How It Works

A background scan runs automatically on your automation email templates. When potential issues are detected, a banner appears at the top of the email editor letting you know.

  1. Click Run scan now in the banner to start the full scan.

  2. A results banner appears showing how many issues were found. Click Review items to walk through them one at a time, or Dismiss to close.

  3. Each flagged issue is highlighted in the email. Use the arrow to move between issues.

Each flagged issue shows:

  • Which part of the email is affected — subject line or body

  • The severity: Minor (may affect delivery) or Critical (will likely fail to deliver)

  • A plain-language explanation of why the wording could trigger spam filters

  • An option to rewrite the text yourself, or dismiss the flag

You write your own fix — nothing is automatically changed for you.


Key Things to Know

  • No setup needed — the scan is automatically available on your automation email template pages

  • Both the subject line and email body are checked

  • Severity levels help you prioritize: Critical issues will likely prevent delivery; Minor issues may affect it

  • You write your own fixes — nothing is auto-corrected

  • Only you see the scan results — they are never shown to your clients

  • SMS messages are not affected by this feature


What's Covered

The deliverability scan covers email templates in Base Automations and Advanced Automations. It does not apply to one-off emails sent manually from an inspection.


✨ This feature is automatically available on your automation email template pages. It may roll out to a smaller group of accounts first before becoming available to everyone.


If you have any questions or feedback, write into our chat bubble or email support@spectora.com!

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