Can Grok Bot remove my phone number from spam-call lists?

The Grok Bot docs don't cover this. A third-party Bot template says it files people-search opt-outs, and Eric shares one first-hand run.

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Last updated Oct 18, 2026

Asked on X: https://x.com/i/status/2111415863517622296

Short answer

The official Grok Bot docs don't cover removing your phone number from spam-call lists. We checked the docs and their FAQ and found nothing about spam calls, data brokers, or people-search opt-outs.

There is a third-party Bot template called Spam-Call Scrubber. The template page credits it to "Arash". On X, @MinimalDuck shared it and says, "I made it a free skill so you can do the same." It was not made by xAI or by us. The template page says it "Finds your phone number on people-search sites and data brokers, submits the opt-outs, finishes the email confirmations, and re-checks on the schedule you choose." The page also says, "This AI bot was created by a third-party user, not by SpaceXSI."

Eric tried the template once. That is one first-hand run, not official and not tested at scale, and we can't promise you'll get fewer calls.

Steps

Step 1: Add the template to Grok Bot, not to a regular Grok chat. xAI's Grok FAQ says Grok Bot "is not the same as Grok on grok.com or the Grok mobile apps." To add the template, open its link. xAI's docs say, "The recipient opens a preview on x.ai and can choose Add to Grok Bot. They need the Grok Bot app to finish adding it."

Step 2: If you try it, read the template's description first, and after you add it, ask your Bot what it will submit before it starts.

Step 3: Set your Bot to ask you before each submission, and click the confirmation emails yourself instead of connecting your whole inbox.

Step 4: Only opt out records under your own name, never someone else's.

If it still fails

If a site shows a captcha or asks for a verification call, do that step yourself. xAI's docs say, "A site can still block automation, expire a session, or require a human step. The Bot hands those steps to you rather than working around them." They also say, "For passwords, passkeys, two-factor codes, CAPTCHAs, and payment confirmations, the Bot should hand you control of the computer."

Eric's one run (first-hand, not official)

I tried it once myself, and the list below comes from my own records of that run. That's one run, not tested at scale, so treat this as my experience only:

  1. None of the people-search sites I tried would remove a record by phone number alone. They needed a match to my name first.
  2. TruePeopleSearch and FastPeopleSearch turned down my opt-outs because of the state my request came from, and Whitepages accepted my removal after a verification call.
  3. Spokeo needed an email to its privacy team (privacy@spokeo.com). BeenVerified's online opt-out form failed at the captcha, so I asked BeenVerified support by email to remove my listing by hand, and I'm still waiting on their answer.
  4. Some sites had captchas, rate limits, or asked for a verification call.

Removals take time, and I can't promise fewer calls.

What we saw on our first try (early results, not guarantees)

These are early results from our first try with the Spam-Call Scrubber template. They are not guarantees, and you may see something different, especially if your request comes from a state other than North Carolina.

Removal requests take a few days, and ours are still in progress. None of our listings has been confirmed fully removed yet. Some sites make you jump through hoops before they act, like replying to a support ticket, sending the exact links to your listings, taking a verification call, or giving your date of birth. That's normal, so don't give up when a site asks for one more step.

  1. TruePeopleSearch and FastPeopleSearch turned down our request because it came from North Carolina, which doesn't have a state privacy law that covers those sites. If your state doesn't have one either, you may get the same answer.
  2. Our Bot's run log said Spokeo's online opt-out only removes a whole listing under a person's name, and our number was listed under other people's names. So we emailed Spokeo's privacy team and asked them to remove just the number. Spokeo replied asking us to confirm that we are the person listed and to include the exact web addresses of the listings we wanted removed. On October 17, 2026, we replied with that confirmation and the links to our own listings, and asked Spokeo to remove those. Our reply didn't include links to the listings under other people's names, so we don't know yet whether Spokeo will remove our number from them. We're waiting on Spokeo's answer.
  3. BeenVerified's online opt-out form failed at the captcha, the puzzle that checks that you're a person. We replied to the email from BeenVerified support and asked them to remove our listing by hand, and we're waiting on their answer. If the form fails for you too, you can do the same.
  4. PeopleConnect asks for your date of birth, and the link in its confirmation email stops working after 15 minutes, so click it right away.
  5. Whitepages accepted our removal after a phone verification call. Our Bot's run log said the listing should be gone within about 24 hours.

Copy this prompt to your Grok Bot

This prompt asks your main Grok Bot to explain the free third-party Spam-Call Scrubber template at https://x.ai/bot/fUj6TYhiW_cjtzWvbsFgz and to guide you while you add it. The template does the opt-outs, not your main Bot.

Help me decide whether to use the Spam-Call Scrubber Bot template, and if I choose to add it, guide me while I do. Don't submit any opt-outs yourself, because the template does that work.

1. Read https://www.soundminds.ai/faq/spam-call-removal and the template page at https://x.ai/bot/fUj6TYhiW_cjtzWvbsFgz.
2. Explain in plain words what the template says it does. Tell me that a third party made it, not xAI or SoundMinds. The template page credits it to "Arash", and @MinimalDuck shared it on X and says they made it.
3. Tell me that I add the template myself from that link, and that adding it means I accept the third-party bot terms. Answer my questions while I do it.
4. Give me these tips for using the template. I should read the template's description first, and after I add it, I should ask the template what it will submit before it starts. I should set the template to ask me before each submission, handle captchas and verification calls myself, and click the confirmation emails myself instead of connecting my whole inbox. I should opt out only records under my own name, never someone else's.
5. Remind me to ask the template what it submitted and what is still pending once it finishes.

Tell us how it went

If you try the template, reply to Eric on X at @EricSoundMinds and let him know how it went. Please leave your phone number and other personal details out of your reply.

Sources

Spam-Call Scrubber by Arash (third-party Bot template, not made by xAI or SoundMinds): https://x.ai/bot/fUj6TYhiW_cjtzWvbsFgz

Finds your phone number on people-search sites and data brokers, submits the opt-outs, finishes the email confirmations, and re-checks on the schedule you choose. Asks only for the minimum details it needs.

This AI bot was created by a third-party user, not by SpaceXSI. It may act on your behalf.

@MinimalDuck on X (says they made the template): https://x.com/MinimalDuck/status/2110712459405464057

I made it a free skill so you can do the same.

xAI docs, Grok Bot: https://docs.x.ai/grok-bot

A site can still block automation, expire a session, or require a human step. The Bot hands those steps to you rather than working around them.

xAI docs, Approvals, security, and privacy: https://docs.x.ai/grok-bot/approvals-security-and-privacy

For passwords, passkeys, two-factor codes, CAPTCHAs, and payment confirmations, the Bot should hand you control of the computer.

xAI docs, Grok FAQ: https://docs.x.ai/grok/faq

It is not the same as Grok on grok.com or the Grok mobile apps.

xAI docs, Create and manage Bots: https://docs.x.ai/grok-bot/bots

The recipient opens a preview on x.ai and can choose Add to Grok Bot. They need the Grok Bot app to finish adding it.

See how I set up Grok Bot: https://www.soundminds.ai/setup.