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Rate LabelAPI Variable NameCalculationDefinition (Used in tooltip)
Bouncedbounce_ratebounced_count / processed_countBounce rate measures the percentage of emails that bounce back, or the number of emails that couldn’t be delivered to users over the total number of emails sent.
Clickedclicked_rateclicked_count / delivered_countThe rate at which delivered emails are clicked. This calculation uses total clicks, not unique clicks. Use the unique click rate if percentages exceed 100%.
Complainedcomplained_ratecomplained_count / delivered_countComplaint rate measures the percentages of delivered emails reported as spam by recipients. This rate should be kept below 0.1%. Please note that Gmail does not provide complaints, to see Gmail complaint data, sign up for Google Postmaster Tools.
Delayeddelayed_ratedelivered_two_plus_attempts_count / delivered_countThe percentage of emails that were delivered with two or more delivery attempts. This rate does not include delayed emails that could not be delivered.
Delivereddelivered_ratedelivered_count / sent_countThe rate at which sent emails are delivered to recipient addresses. This calculation does not include suppressed emails.
Failedpermanent_fail_ratepermanent_failed_count / processed_countThe percentage of sent emails that resulted in a permanent failure. These emails could not be delivered and will not be retried.
Openedopened_rateopened_count / delivered_countThe rate at which delivered emails are opened. This calculation uses total opens, not unique opens. Use the unique open rate if percentages exceed 100%.
Unique clickedunique_clicked_rateunique_clicked_count / delivered_countThe percentage of delivered emails that resulted in a unique click event. This calculation will exceed 100% if your date filter excludes a large amount of delivery events.
Unique openedunique_opened_rateunique_opened_count / delivered_countThe percentage of delivered emails that resulted in a unique open event. This calculation will exceed 100% if your date filter excludes a large amount of delivery events.
Unsubscribedunsubscribed_rateunsubscribed_count / delivered_countThe unsubscribe rate accounts for the total number of unsubscribes divided by the total number of emails delivered and multiplied by 100, expressed as a percentage.