MailerLite Automation Not Sending

How to fix it

Try these in order — the most common fix is first.

1. 1. Find where subscribers are

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   1. Open the automation and check the Activity tab
   2. Use the canceled filter in the automation dashboard to find dropped contacts
   3. Re-add the address to the workflow manually
   Did this fix it? Yes No

2. 2. Fix triggers and conditions

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   1. Use Exact match of a date for one-off dates
   2. Make condition field types match the data
   3. Pick the correct interval (in last, in next, after)
   Did this fix it? Yes No

3. 3. Fix delays and time zone

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   1. Pause before editing; edits to delays cancel queued subscribers, so re-add them
   2. Check the automation time zone and wait for the queue to run
   3. For weekly series, use one delay until the weekday then 1 week between emails
   Did this fix it? Yes No

4. 4. Check plan limits

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   1. Free allows 3 automations and over-limit accounts cannot activate or edit them
   2. Free accounts over 250 subscribers have automations paused until upgrade or list cleanup
   Did this fix it? Yes No

Symptoms

Automation is active but emails do not arrive, show as sent but never delivered, or send at the wrong time.

Why it happens

• Changing delay settings cancelled queued subscribers
• Wrong trigger, such as Anniversary of a date instead of Exact match
• Condition field type mismatch (text vs date)
• Subscriber removed from the workflow
• Time zone mismatch with the queue
• Free or Comfort plan limit reached, so automations cannot be activated

This guide also covers

• mailerlite automation not sending
• mailerlite automation not working
• mailerlite welcome email not sent
• mailerlite automation stuck

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Other MailerLite errors

• MailerLite Account Not Approved
• MailerLite Account Suspended or Under Review
• MailerLite Emails Going to Spam
• MailerLite Domain Authentication Failed
• MailerLite Signup Form Not Working
• MailerLite Free Plan Sending Paused (Over 250 Subscribers)
• MailerLite Can't Log In
• How to Cancel MailerLite Subscription