How to Extract Emails from EmailOctopus Automations

Export and import options vary by plan, permissions and product version. Check the platform’s current help documentation if a menu or format differs. Use only contact data you are authorized to process; an extracted address is not proof of marketing consent.

Why Extract from EmailOctopus Automations?

EmailOctopus is an email marketing platform with automation features for welcome sequences, drip campaigns and time-based email series. Subscribers enter automations when they join a list, are added via the API or meet specific tag-based criteria.

Extracting email addresses from EmailOctopus automation data is useful for auditing which subscribers went through a specific sequence, building follow-up segments, sharing data with teams outside EmailOctopus or analyzing automation performance.

While the general EmailOctopus export is covered in Extract Emails from EmailOctopus Export, this article focuses on automation-specific data.

How to Export from EmailOctopus

Exporting a list

1. Log in to EmailOctopus.
2. Go to Lists.
3. Select the list associated with your automation.
4. Click Export to download as CSV.

Using tags

1. Configure automations to apply tags at key steps (e.
2. Go to the list and filter contacts by the relevant tag.
3. Export the filtered contacts as CSV.

Filtering by status

1. Go to Lists and select a list.
2. Filter by status: subscribed, unsubscribed, bounced or complained.
3. Export the filtered results as CSV.

Using the EmailOctopus API

1. Use the /api/1.6/lists/{listId}/contacts endpoint.
2. Filter by tags or status.
3. Save results as JSON, then convert to CSV if needed.

How to Extract the Email Addresses

1. Go to bulkemailextractor.com.
2. Select "Text and files."
3. Upload the CSV or JSON file from EmailOctopus. Up to 25 MB per file, 100 MB per batch.
4. Click "Extract emails."
5. Review the results. Duplicates are removed automatically.
6. Download as TXT for a plain list, CSV for a single-column spreadsheet, or CSV with sources.

Working with the Results

Automation performance analysis

Extract subscribers tagged by different automation stages. Compare counts to measure sequence completion rates.

Cross-platform campaigns

Extract subscribers who completed an EmailOctopus automation to import into a CRM or different platform for the next phase.

Re-engage dropped subscribers

Extract subscribers who received the first tag but not the completion tag. Use the list for re-engagement.

Share with teams

Export subscribers from specific automations to share with team members who do not have EmailOctopus access.

Verify addresses

Subscribers in older automations may include outdated addresses. See Best email verification services.

Things to Know

Contact data is not preserved

Email Extractor outputs email addresses only. Names, tags, custom fields, signup dates and other EmailOctopus data are not carried over.

Tags for tracking

EmailOctopus uses tags for organizing contacts. Use automation steps that apply tags to track which subscribers have completed specific sequences.

List-based automations

EmailOctopus automations are tied to specific lists. Subscribers enter when they are added to the list associated with the automation.

EmailOctopus general export

For the general EmailOctopus export guide, see Extract Emails from EmailOctopus Export.

Related Guides

• Extract Emails from EmailOctopus Export
• How to Import Extracted Emails into EmailOctopus
• Best Email Marketing Platforms for Extracted Lists
• Best Email Verification Services