GOHIGHLEVEL ANSWERS & PROMPTS: PLAYBOOK T05 · DELIVERABILITY & DNS
AUTHOR: DANIEL HALLMAN
KEYWORD: A2P
What Usually Happens
Most A2P 10DLC campaign rejections happen because the automated carrier crawler hits a Cloudflare bot block or redirect loop ('Website Unreachable'), the SMS opt-in checkbox starts pre-checked, or the form is missing explicit STOP/HELP and frequency disclosures.
How We Fix It in HighLevel
Run a 5-point preflight check on the public opt-in URL before clicking submit: pause Cloudflare Bot Fight Mode during review, keep the consent box unchecked by default, include the exact legal business name in the checkbox label, and link directly to a Privacy Policy page with an anti-sharing clause.
3-Step Implementation Checklist
- Place an unchecked SMS consent checkbox on your public HighLevel form: 'I agree to receive SMS notifications and appointment updates from [Legal Business Name]. Msg & data rates may apply. Reply STOP to opt out.'
- Ensure your Privacy Policy URL loads with a direct HTTP 200 (no redirect chains or Cloudflare bot blocks) and explicitly states mobile opt-in data is never shared with third parties for marketing.
- Match your Brand Registration legal name and address character-for-character against your IRS CP-575 EIN letter.
MODE: AGENT PROMPT
PASTE THIS PROMPT INTO CLAUDE CODE, CURSOR, CHATGPT, OR YOUR GHL ASSISTANT
SAFE READ-FIRST WORKFLOW
Run an A2P 10DLC preflight compliance audit on our GoHighLevel sub-account and opt-in funnel before we submit to carriers: 1. Inspect the public opt-in form URL to confirm it returns HTTP 200 without Cloudflare Bot Fight blocks or redirect loops. 2. Verify the SMS consent checkbox is optional, unchecked by default, and includes the exact legal business name, message frequency, "Msg & data rates may apply", and "Reply STOP to opt out". 3. Check the linked Privacy Policy and Terms URLs to ensure they include the required carrier clause stating mobile opt-in data will not be shared with third parties.
RUN WITH OUR GHL-TOOLS MCP SERVER OR RUST CLI (DANIELHALLMAN.COM/MCP)
SUPPORTS --DRY-RUN PREVIEW
# 1. MCP Tool Call (ghl-onboard-mcp)
{
"tool": "audit_a2p_10dlc_preflight",
"arguments": {
"location_id": "<YOUR_LOCATION_ID>",
"optin_form_url": "https://clientdomain.com/contact",
"privacy_policy_url": "https://clientdomain.com/privacy"
}
}
# 2. Or run via ghl-crm doctor CLI
ghl-crm doctor --location-id <YOUR_LOCATION_ID> --pillar deliverability
Similar GoHighLevel Questions & Fixes
PLAYBOOK T05 · Deliverability & DNS
How do you fix the GoDaddy double-domain CNAME mistake and set up DMARC in GoHighLevel?
Enter only the subdomain prefix (e.g. `link` or `mail`, never `link.domain.com`) in GoDaddy/Namecheap host fields, disable Cloudflare's orange proxy cloud during SSL verification, and ramp DMARC from `p=none` to `p=quarantine`.
PLAYBOOK T03 · Unified Inbox & ChatHow do you stop GoHighLevel chat bots from replying after a customer texts STOP?
Trigger HighLevel DND immediately on opt-out keywords (STOP, CANCEL, UNSUBSCRIBE) and place an `ai-conv-paused` tag check before every Conversation AI workflow step.
PLAYBOOK T12 · Deliverability & DNSHow do you keep cold email separate from your main business domain in GoHighLevel?
Keep your primary root domain strictly for opted-in clients, billing, and calendar invites, and run cold outreach from 2–3 secondary domains capped at 30 plain-text emails per inbox per day.
PLAYBOOK T12 · Deliverability & DNSHow do you isolate custom tracking domains in GoHighLevel so links don't trigger spam filters?
Create a dedicated CNAME tracking subdomain matching your sending domain, disable open-tracking pixels on first-touch outbound emails, and keep your root business domain separate.
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