Merge duplicate contacts
Manually merge or run the bulk dedupe tool.
4 min read Updated 2026-04-24
Open Doors prevents most duplicates automatically by matching on email and phone at create time. Duplicates usually come from imports that lacked one of those fields.
Manual merge
- 1Open the keeper contactThe one that will survive after the merge.
- 2Click ⋮ → Merge duplicatesOpen Doors suggests candidates based on similar name and matching email or phone.
- 3Review differencesPick which value wins for each field where they disagree.
- 4ConfirmTimelines, tags, opportunities, and conversations merge into the keeper.
Bulk dedupe
Contacts → ⋮ → Find duplicates runs the matching across your whole database. Review each suggested pair and accept or skip.