# mailTo

Provides one or more recipient email addresses for each mail sent by ommail.

This parameter applies to ommail: Mail Output Module.

Name:

  mailTo

Scope:

  input

Type:

  array

Default:

  input=none

Required?:

  yes

Introduced:

  8.5.0

## Description

The recipient email address(es). This is an array parameter, so multiple recipients can be provided in a list. For a single recipient, a simple string value is also accepted (for example, `mailTo="operator@example.net"`).

## Input usage

    module(load="ommail")
    action(
        type="ommail"
        server="mail.example.net"
        port="25"
        mailFrom="rsyslog@example.net"
        mailTo=["operator@example.net", "admin@example.net"]
    )

### Legacy names (for reference)

Historic names/directives for compatibility. Do not use in new configs.

- $ActionMailTo — maps to mailTo (status: legacy)

## See also

See also ommail: Mail Output Module.

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