Auto Match

Auto Match checks one of your Duplicate Searches for new duplicates on your schedule. Instead of opening that search every few hours, you get an email when it finds the number of matches you set. Nothing is merged automatically. Auto Match is included in every Dedupely plan and the 7-day free trial, and it's off until you turn it on.

How to set up Auto Match

Added July 9, 2026

1. In your Duplicate Search, click Automate in the top menu bar.
2. Select Auto Match.
3. Under Notify when, enter the number of matches that should trigger the email, choose how often it should check, and click Save.
4. Under Auto Match Status, click Enable.
5. Check the details in the pop-up and click Enable Auto Match.

What to do when you're notified

Open the Duplicate Search from the email and handle each match:

• Merge it if it's a duplicate. See How to Merge Duplicates.
• Reject it if it isn't. See Rejected Matches.
• Send to Manual Review if someone else needs to decide. See Manual Review.

What happens next

• Auto Match checks for new duplicates on your schedule while it's enabled.
• You get an email when the search reaches your number of matches. It goes to everyone in your account, through New Duplicate Alerts, which are on by default. See Notifications.
• Nothing is merged until someone merges the matches, or until you turn on Auto Merge for that search.

Troubleshooting

I'm not getting Auto Match emails. Check that New Duplicate Alerts are on in your Notifications, and that Auto Merge isn't on for the same search: Auto Match only runs on searches without Auto Merge.

I'm getting notified too often. Raise the number under Notify when, or tighten your Duplicate Search so it only finds the matches you care about.

I want to stop Auto Match. Open Automate → Auto Match in that search and turn it off.

FAQs about Auto Match

• What's the difference between Auto Match and Auto Merge? Auto Match only notifies you, and a person decides what to merge. Auto Merge merges automatically on a schedule.
• Does Auto Match merge anything? No. It finds matches and notifies you.
• What does the number under "Notify when" count? Matches: groups of duplicate records, not individual records.
• Who receives the email? Everyone in your account, Admins and Users, through New Duplicate Alerts. They’re on by default, and each person can turn them off in Notifications.
• Can I use Auto Match on several Duplicate Searches? Yes. You set it up in each search.
• Can I use Auto Match and Auto Merge on the same search? No. Auto Match runs on searches without Auto Merge. Once Auto Merge is on, it merges those matches on its own schedule.