# Opt out contacts and map subscription type

**URL:** <https://community.hubspot.com/t/opt-out-contacts-and-map-subscription-type/79784>\
**Category:** CRM\
**Tags:** how-to\
**Created:** [April 20, 2023, 10:16pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/opt-out-contacts-and-map-subscription-type/79784 "2023-04-20T22:16:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![AprilG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ee7513/32.png) [@AprilG](https://community.hubspot.com/u/AprilG)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2023, 10:16pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/opt-out-contacts-and-map-subscription-type/79784/1 "2023-04-20T22:16:40Z")

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Hello Community,

I want to upload an opt out list but I need to map these contacts to a specific subscription type. I dont want to unsub them from all subscription types. Is this possible to set as an option before importing?

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**Author:** ![karstenkoehler](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/karstenkoehler/32/68554_2.png) [@karstenkoehler](https://community.hubspot.com/u/karstenkoehler)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2023, 4:10am UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/opt-out-contacts-and-map-subscription-type/79784/2 "2023-04-21T04:10:34Z")

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Hi @AprilG,

No, during import you can only specify a full opt-out: [Import opted-out contacts](https://knowledge.hubspot.com/contacts/import-an-opt-out-list)

If you want to import contacts and opt them out of a specific subscription type, then you would have to import them first as you always do and then bulk update their opt status by following these steps: [Manage your contacts' messaging subscriptions](https://knowledge.hubspot.com/contacts/manage-your-subscription-preferences-and-types#update-subscriptions-in-bulk-from-the-contacts-index-page)

If you have any workflows that trigger automatically for newly create contacts, either pause them or make sure they’re excluding your import (e.g. by adding a custom property / column “Do not enroll in workflows”).

Best regards!