# Same email in more than one lead, not unique

**URL:** <https://forum.mautic.org/t/same-email-in-more-than-one-lead-not-unique/4573>\
**Category:** Product Support\
**Created:** [July 20, 2016, 3:20pm UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/same-email-in-more-than-one-lead-not-unique/4573 "2016-07-20T15:20:56Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![fcatanza](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/45deac/32.png) [@fcatanza](https://forum.mautic.org/u/fcatanza)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2016, 3:20pm UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/same-email-in-more-than-one-lead-not-unique/4573/1 "2016-07-20T15:20:56Z")

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Email is set as the unique identifier and yet I have two leads with the same email address. How is this possible? Is this a bug? I am on version 2.0.1

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**Author:** ![fcatanza](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/45deac/32.png) [@fcatanza](https://forum.mautic.org/u/fcatanza)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2016, 3:20pm UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/same-email-in-more-than-one-lead-not-unique/4573/2 "2016-07-20T15:20:56Z")

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Email is set as the unique identifier and yet I have two leads with the same email address. How is this possible? Is this a bug? I am on version 2.0.1

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**Author:** ![escopecz](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.mautic.org/escopecz/32/370_2.png) [@escopecz](https://forum.mautic.org/u/escopecz)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2016, 12:39pm UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/same-email-in-more-than-one-lead-not-unique/4573/3 "2016-07-21T12:39:03Z")

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How were the contacts created? Mautic allows to create a duplicate contact via the administration. It may be a feature for one person and a bug for another. Hard to say.