> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.reduce.sh/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Deliveries

> View and manage your newsletter delivery history

## What Are Deliveries?

Deliveries are the generated digests sent to you based on your newsletter's schedule. Each delivery contains curated content from your sources, organized by your defined sections.

## How Deliveries Work

<Steps>
  <Step title="Scheduled Generation">
    At your configured cadence time, Reduce automatically generates a new delivery.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Content Fetching">
    Reduce fetches new content published **since your last delivery** from all sources.
  </Step>

  <Step title="AI Processing">
    The AI evaluates all new content against your section prompts and organizes matching content.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Delivery Creation">
    A new delivery is created and sent to your inbox (or made available in the app).
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Note>
  **Content Freshness**: Reduce only includes content published since the previous delivery. You'll never see duplicate content across deliveries.
</Note>

## Viewing Delivery History

To view past deliveries:

1. Navigate to your newsletter
2. Go to the Deliveries tab
3. Browse the list of past deliveries, sorted by date (newest first)

Each delivery shows:

* **Delivery date/time**: When it was generated
* **Content count**: Number of items included
* **Status**: Whether delivery succeeded or encountered issues

## Delivery Statuses

### Sent

The delivery was successfully generated and delivered. Content is available to view.

### No New Content

No content matching your section prompts was published since the last delivery.

<Tip>
  This is common for low-volume sources or very specific prompts. Consider adjusting your cadence or broadening section prompts if this happens frequently.
</Tip>

### Failed

An error occurred during generation or delivery. Common causes:

* Source API temporarily unavailable
* System maintenance
* Rate limiting from content platforms

<Warning>
  If you see repeated failures, check the Reduce status page or contact support.
</Warning>

### Pending

The delivery is currently being generated. This typically takes 1-3 minutes depending on the number of sources and content volume.

## What Happens When There's No New Content?

If no new content matches your sections since the last delivery:

* You'll receive a notification (email or in-app) that there's no new content
* No delivery digest is generated
* The next scheduled delivery will check for content from the original last delivery date

**Example:**

```
Last delivery: Monday 9 AM (content from Sun 9 AM - Mon 9 AM)
Tuesday 9 AM: No new content matching sections
Next delivery: Wednesday 9 AM (content from Mon 9 AM - Wed 9 AM)
```

<Note>
  The "no new content" notification still counts as a delivery attempt. The next delivery will include content since the last **attempt**, not the last successful delivery.
</Note>

## Content Freshness Explained

Reduce tracks the timestamp of your last delivery and only fetches content published **after** that time.

### Example Timeline

```
Newsletter: "AI News Daily"
Cadence: Daily at 8 AM
Sources: 3 YouTube channels, 2 subreddits, 2 X accounts

Monday 8 AM Delivery:
- Includes content from Sunday 8 AM - Monday 8 AM
- YouTube: 2 new videos
- Reddit: 5 top posts
- X: 12 posts

Tuesday 8 AM Delivery:
- Includes content from Monday 8 AM - Tuesday 8 AM
- YouTube: 1 new video (different from Monday's)
- Reddit: 3 top posts (new since Monday)
- X: 8 posts (new since Monday)

No duplicates between Monday and Tuesday deliveries
```

### Why This Matters

* **Efficiency**: You only see genuinely new content
* **No repeats**: Content never appears in multiple deliveries
* **Time-bound**: Each delivery represents a specific time window

## Viewing Delivery Content

Click on any delivery to see:

* **Full digest**: All sections with matching content
* **Content details**: Titles, descriptions, links, timestamps
* **Source attribution**: Which source each piece of content came from

<Tip>
  Use the delivery view to evaluate whether your section prompts are working as expected. Refine prompts if content doesn't match your intent.
</Tip>

## Delivery History

All deliveries are retained and accessible from the Deliveries page of your newsletter.

## Troubleshooting

### Delivery Was Empty

Possible reasons:

1. **No new content published**: Your sources haven't posted since the last delivery
2. **Section prompts too narrow**: Content exists but doesn't match your prompts
3. **Source issues**: One or more sources are temporarily unavailable

**How to diagnose:**

* Check if sources have published new content on their platforms
* Review your section prompts - are they too restrictive?
* Look at the delivery status for error messages

### Delivery Contains Unexpected Content

If content doesn't match your expectations:

1. **Review section prompts**: The AI interprets prompts literally - refine wording
2. **Check source relevance**: A source might be publishing off-topic content
3. **Iterate on prompts**: Adjust prompts and wait for the next delivery to test

<Tip>
  Good prompt refinement takes 2-3 delivery cycles. Don't expect perfection immediately.
</Tip>

### Missing Expected Content

If you know a source published something relevant but it's not in the delivery:

1. **Check timing**: Content may have been published **before** the last delivery window
2. **Review section prompts**: The AI may have filtered it out based on your criteria
3. **Verify source configuration**: Ensure the source is still added to your newsletter

## Example Delivery Scenarios

<Columns>
  <Card title="High-Volume Daily">
    **Newsletter**: "Tech Twitter Roundup"

    **Cadence**: Daily at 9 AM

    **Typical delivery**: 15-25 posts from 5 X accounts, organized into 3 sections (News, Tips, Discussions)
  </Card>

  <Card title="Moderate Weekly">
    **Newsletter**: "React Ecosystem Weekly"

    **Cadence**: Weekly on Mondays at 8 AM

    **Typical delivery**: 8-12 items from YouTube channels, subreddits, and X accounts across 4 sections
  </Card>

  <Card title="Low-Volume Selective">
    **Newsletter**: "AI Research Papers"

    **Cadence**: Every 3 days at 12 PM

    **Typical delivery**: 2-5 papers from ArXiv subreddit and researcher X accounts
  </Card>
</Columns>

## Next Steps

* [Refine your sections](/newsletters/sections) - Adjust prompts based on delivery content
* [Adjust your cadence](/newsletters/cadence) - Change frequency if digests are too long/short
* [Manage sources](/newsletters/sources) - Add or remove sources based on content quality