# Flow context to email node

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/flow-context-to-email-node/43866>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [8 April 2021 13:51 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/flow-context-to-email-node/43866 "2021-04-08T13:51:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![OrluckIndBJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecb155/32.png) [@OrluckIndBJ](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/OrluckIndBJ)\
**Post date:** [8 April 2021 13:51 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/flow-context-to-email-node/43866/1 "2021-04-08T13:51:42Z")

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Another newbie question here. I am using the dashboard to pick a person to send an email notification for their shift. What I am having problems with is getting the email node to take the flow context variable in the "TO" field. I am sure it is a format issue. Also is there a way to see that the flow context variable "flow.name" has been set?

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**Author:** ![dceejay](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/dceejay/32/38_2.png) [@dceejay](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dceejay)\
**Post date:** [8 April 2021 16:35 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/flow-context-to-email-node/43866/2 "2021-04-08T16:35:06Z")

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As the info sidebar says... " The default message recipient can be configured in the node, if it is left blank it should be set using the `msg.to` property of the incoming message."  
So you need to use a change node before the email node to move `flow.name` to `msg.to`  
(and leave the To field bank in the email node)

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**Author:** ![OrluckIndBJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecb155/32.png) [@OrluckIndBJ](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/OrluckIndBJ)\
**Post date:** [8 April 2021 17:55 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/flow-context-to-email-node/43866/3 "2021-04-08T17:55:57Z")

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That works great! Thank you.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/1X/d073cd938eafa2e558d7c2cd59003b3ef4963033.png) [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [22 April 2021 17:56 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/flow-context-to-email-node/43866/4 "2021-04-22T17:56:28Z")

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