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September 10, 2026
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Smart List showing duplicate email records that I can't find in the People tab

  • September 10, 2026
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Hi everyone,

I’m trying to identify duplicate records in our Marketo database using a Smart List with the “Email Address is duplicate” filter.

The Smart List is showing 6 records, but when I go to the People tab and search for the email addresses of those records, I’m unable to find another person record with the same email address.

Has anyone experienced this before?

I’m trying to understand:

- Why would the “Email Address is duplicate” filter return records when I cannot find the corresponding duplicate records in the People tab?

- Could this be related to deleted/merged records, workspaces/person partitions, indexing, or Smart List data refresh?

- Is there a reliable way to identify the actual duplicate records that Marketo is detecting before we proceed with a database cleanup?

Any guidance on how to troubleshoot this would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

2 replies

sandy_logitech
User Group Leader
User Group Leader
September 10, 2026

Help me understand where you’re “searching” for people. Are you not seeing them in the results of the Smart List -- meaning the count of 6 may be cached?

 

And yes, it could be due to workspaces or stuck indexes. Definitely not merges or deletes unless your database is corrupted.

uditmathur
Community Advisor
Community Advisor
September 10, 2026

Hi ​@Anosh ,

Check in the people tab if you are able to see the leads in this tab.