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Reporting blueprints and requesting removals
How to report spam or unsafe blueprint strings on Beltworks, and how authors request removal of imported FactorioPrints listings.
By Daniel Robles · Beltworks · Updated 2026-09-11
Beltworks hosts both native uploads and imported public-archive listings. Most of that content is ordinary factory design. When something is wrong—spam, misleading copies, or an author who wants an old import taken down—we need a clear report with a URL.
Report a listing (any user)
1. Open the print page.
2. Use Report (it deep-links into Contact with the print id filled in).
3. Tell us what is wrong: spam, scammy description, malicious-looking string, impersonation, or other policy issue.
4. Include any extra context (duplicate of another page, broken string, etc.).
You do not need an account to send the contact form. We review reports as quickly as we can; not every report removes a page (for example, “I dislike this build” is not enough).
Author removal for imported prints
If you published a design on FactorioPrints / Factorio School and want the Beltworks import hidden or removed:
Send the Beltworks URL and the original source URL.
Show that you control the original authorship (matching author name, account evidence, or other proof).
Say whether you want a hide (not listed in search) or a full removal.
If authorship is clear, we take the author’s request. Keeping a copy for archival reasons is not a reason to refuse.
Native uploads you own
If you uploaded a blueprint while signed in to Beltworks, manage it from your account tools where available, or contact us with the print URL if something is stuck. Revisions and deletes for native content are handled on Beltworks directly.
What we moderate proactively
Empty or nonsense spam uploads.
Strings that look like malware / phishing payloads rather than Factorio blueprints.
Stolen identity in titles or descriptions when reported with evidence.
Sparse imported rows may already be excluded from search indexes; that is not the same as deletion.
Privacy note
Reports go to the contact email inbox, not to advertisers. See Privacy and FAQ if you want details on analytics and ads.
Related pages
Contact, About, How Beltworks imports and credits FactorioPrints, and the FAQ entry on removals.
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