_Bounce

Bounce events and SMTP diagnostic information for email sends.

Retention: Most recent 180 daysTime: CST; DST not observed

Trust & provenancePRODUCTION

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Starter query

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SELECT
    bo.SubscriberKey,
    bo.JobID,
    bo.EventDate,
    bo.BounceCategory,
    bo.BounceType,
    bo.SMTPCode,
    bo.SMTPBounceReason
FROM _Bounce bo

Relationships

Where it connects.

_Bounce → _Sent

JobID = JobID · ListID = ListID · BatchID = BatchID · SubscriberID = SubscriberID

→

_Bounce → _JourneyActivity

TriggererSendDefinitionObjectID = JourneyActivityObjectID

→

Schema

Fields

Field	Type	Flags	Notes
`AccountID`	Number		Account identifier.
`OYBAccountID`	Number	NULLABLE	OYB account identifier.
`JobID`	Number		Send job identifier.
`ListID`	Number		List identifier.
`BatchID`	Number		Batch identifier.
`SubscriberID`	Number		Subscriber ID.
`SubscriberKey`	Text(254)		Subscriber key.
`EventDate`	Date		Bounce event date/time.
`IsUnique`	Boolean		Unique/repeated event flag.
`Domain`	Text(128)		Domain associated with the bounce.
`BounceCategoryID`	Number		Bounce category identifier.
`BounceCategory`	Text(50)	NULLABLE	Bounce category label.
`BounceSubcategoryID`	Number	NULLABLE	Bounce subcategory identifier.
`BounceSubcategory`	Text(50)	NULLABLE	Bounce subcategory label.
`BounceTypeID`	Number		Bounce type identifier.
`BounceType`	Text(50)	NULLABLE	Bounce type label.
`SMTPBounceReason`	Text(max)	NULLABLE	Bounce reason from the receiving mail system.
`SMTPMessage`	Text(max)	NULLABLE	SMTP message from the receiving system.
`SMTPCode`	Number	NULLABLE	SMTP error code.
`TriggererSendDefinitionObjectID`	Text(36)	NULLABLE	Triggered Send definition object identifier.
`TriggeredSendCustomerKey`	Text(36)	NULLABLE	Triggered Send customer key.
`IsFalseBounce`	Boolean	NULLABLE	Indicates whether the event was classified as a false bounce.

Operational notes

Long SMTP reason/message values can exceed target DE field sizes; constrain them explicitly when necessary.

Verified sources

Salesforce — Data View: Bounce ↗

_Bounce

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Fields

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