Answers.Body: <p>is_opt_out isn't a link, it's the privacy preference checkbox on the contact record.</p>
  <p>I don't believe the bulk mailing link tokens are available in this context, since you're not sending bulk mail.</p>
  <p>But you can use the checksum token to include a link to a contact profile you set up. <a href="https://docs.civicrm.org/user/en/latest/common-workflows/tokens-and-mail-merge/#checksum" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://docs.civicrm.org/user/en/latest/common-workflows/tokens-and-mail-merge/#checksum</a></p>
  
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Body: <p>does anyone know if the &quot;{contact.is_opt_out}&quot; token works when sending an email directly from the contact record. On testing, I can't seem to get it to work. No link appears in the message in the email inbox. Thanks!</p>
  
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Title: Providing opt-out link when sending an email directly from a contacts record
ThreadText: # Providing opt-out link when sending an email directly from a contacts record
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2021-02-16)
  
  does anyone know if the "{contact.is\_opt\_out}" token works when sending an email directly from the contact record. On testing, I can't seem to get it to work. No link appears in the message in the email inbox. Thanks!
  
  **Tags:** mailing, unsubscribe, opt-out
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_1 on 2021-02-16. Score: 2
  
  is\_opt\_out isn't a link, it's the privacy preference checkbox on the contact record.
  
  I don't believe the bulk mailing link tokens are available in this context, since you're not sending bulk mail.
  
  But you can use the checksum token to include a link to a contact profile you set up. <https://docs.civicrm.org/user/en/latest/common-workflows/tokens-and-mail-merge/#checksum>
  
  
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