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title: Specify recipients
description: Send to multiple recipients, CC and BCC, and named addresses using the Workers binding, REST API, or SMTP.
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# Specify recipients
Specify multiple recipients, CC and BCC, and named addresses when sending with Email Service.
Email Service lets you specify recipients in several ways — multiple recipients, CC and BCC, and named addresses — using the [Workers binding](https://developers.cloudflare.com/email-service/api/send-emails/workers-api/), the [REST API](https://developers.cloudflare.com/email-service/api/send-emails/rest-api/), or [SMTP](https://developers.cloudflare.com/email-service/api/send-emails/smtp/). The combined number of addresses across `to`, `cc`, and `bcc` must not exceed 50\. See [Limits](https://developers.cloudflare.com/email-service/platform/limits/).
## Multiple recipients
* [ Workers ](#tab-panel-8845)
* [ API ](#tab-panel-8846)
* [ SMTP ](#tab-panel-8847)
TypeScript
```
const response = await env.EMAIL.send({ to: ["user1@example.com", "user2@example.com", "user3@example.com"], from: { email: "newsletter@yourdomain.com", name: "Newsletter Team" }, subject: "Monthly Newsletter", html: "This month's updates
", text: "This month's updates",});
```
Terminal window
```
curl "https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/accounts/{account_id}/email/sending/send" \ --header "Authorization: Bearer " \ --header "Content-Type: application/json" \ --data '{ "to": ["user1@example.com", "user2@example.com"], "from": { "address": "newsletter@yourdomain.com", "name": "Newsletter Team" }, "subject": "Monthly Newsletter", "html": "This month'\''s updates
", "text": "This month'\''s updates" }'
```
List every recipient in the `To` header and pass one `--mail-rcpt` flag per address.
Terminal window
```
cat > mail.txt <To: user1@example.com, user2@example.comSubject: Monthly Newsletter
This month's updatesEOF
curl --ssl-reqd \ --url "smtps://smtp.mx.cloudflare.net:465" \ --user "api_token:" \ --mail-from "newsletter@yourdomain.com" \ --mail-rcpt "user1@example.com" \ --mail-rcpt "user2@example.com" \ --upload-file mail.txt
```
## CC and BCC
* [ Workers ](#tab-panel-8848)
* [ API ](#tab-panel-8849)
* [ SMTP ](#tab-panel-8850)
TypeScript
```
const response = await env.EMAIL.send({ to: "customer@example.com", cc: ["manager@example.com"], bcc: ["archive@example.com"], from: "orders@yourdomain.com", replyTo: "support@yourdomain.com", subject: "Order Confirmation #12345", html: "Your order is confirmed
", text: "Your order is confirmed",});
```
Terminal window
```
curl "https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/accounts/{account_id}/email/sending/send" \ --header "Authorization: Bearer " \ --header "Content-Type: application/json" \ --data '{ "to": "customer@example.com", "cc": ["manager@example.com"], "bcc": ["archive@example.com"], "from": "orders@yourdomain.com", "reply_to": "support@yourdomain.com", "subject": "Order Confirmation #12345", "html": "Your order is confirmed
", "text": "Your order is confirmed" }'
```
Add a `Cc` header for CC recipients. BCC recipients are added as `--mail-rcpt` flags but omitted from the headers.
Terminal window
```
cat > mail.txt <" \ --mail-from "orders@yourdomain.com" \ --mail-rcpt "customer@example.com" \ --mail-rcpt "manager@example.com" \ --mail-rcpt "archive@example.com" \ --upload-file mail.txt
```
## Named recipients
Provide a display name alongside the address for the sender and recipients.
* [ Workers ](#tab-panel-8851)
* [ API ](#tab-panel-8852)
* [ SMTP ](#tab-panel-8853)
TypeScript
```
const response = await env.EMAIL.send({ to: { email: "jane@example.com", name: "Jane Doe" }, from: { email: "support@yourdomain.com", name: "Support Team" }, subject: "Welcome!", html: "Thanks for joining!
", text: "Thanks for joining!",});
```
Terminal window
```
curl "https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/accounts/{account_id}/email/sending/send" \ --header "Authorization: Bearer " \ --header "Content-Type: application/json" \ --data '{ "to": { "address": "jane@example.com", "name": "Jane Doe" }, "from": { "address": "support@yourdomain.com", "name": "Support Team" }, "subject": "Welcome!", "html": "Thanks for joining!
", "text": "Thanks for joining!" }'
```
Use the `Display Name ` form in the `From` and `To` headers.
Terminal window
```
cat > mail.txt <To: Jane Doe Subject: Welcome!
Thanks for joining!EOF
curl --ssl-reqd \ --url "smtps://smtp.mx.cloudflare.net:465" \ --user "api_token:" \ --mail-from "support@yourdomain.com" \ --mail-rcpt "jane@example.com" \ --upload-file mail.txt
```
## Mixed plain and named recipients
Combine plain addresses and named addresses in the same `to` field.
* [ Workers ](#tab-panel-8854)
* [ API ](#tab-panel-8855)
* [ SMTP ](#tab-panel-8856)
TypeScript
```
const response = await env.EMAIL.send({ to: ["plain@example.com", { email: "jane@example.com", name: "Jane Doe" }], from: "support@yourdomain.com", subject: "Team update", html: "Monthly update
", text: "Monthly update",});
```
Terminal window
```
curl "https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/accounts/{account_id}/email/sending/send" \ --header "Authorization: Bearer " \ --header "Content-Type: application/json" \ --data '{ "to": [ "plain@example.com", { "address": "jane@example.com", "name": "Jane Doe" } ], "from": "support@yourdomain.com", "subject": "Team update", "html": "Monthly update
", "text": "Monthly update" }'
```
Terminal window
```
cat > mail.txt <Subject: Team update
Monthly updateEOF
curl --ssl-reqd \ --url "smtps://smtp.mx.cloudflare.net:465" \ --user "api_token:" \ --mail-from "support@yourdomain.com" \ --mail-rcpt "plain@example.com" \ --mail-rcpt "jane@example.com" \ --upload-file mail.txt
```
## Next steps
* [Workers API](https://developers.cloudflare.com/email-service/api/send-emails/workers-api/) — full `send()` reference.
* [REST API](https://developers.cloudflare.com/email-service/api/send-emails/rest-api/) — send over HTTPS.
* [SMTP](https://developers.cloudflare.com/email-service/api/send-emails/smtp/) — send from any SMTP-capable client.
* [Email attachments](https://developers.cloudflare.com/email-service/examples/email-sending/email-attachments/) — send PDFs, inline images, and uploads.
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