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Alibaba Mail:Mailto Protocol Syntax Format

Last Updated:Apr 14, 2025

Syntax Format

mailto:[recipient list]?[parameter]

Recipient List

Enter the recipient list directly after mailto:. Multiple email addresses should be separated by commas. Examples:

  • Email addresses only: mailto:zhangsan@test.cc,lisi@test.cc

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  • Name + email address: mailto:"test"<zhangsan@test.cc>,"test1"<lisi@test.cc>

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  • Name with URL encoding: mailto:"test%E2%80%94account"<zhangsan@test.cc>

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Parameters

Parameter

Description

Example

Effect

to

Recipient

The effect is the same as entering the recipient list directly after mailto.

  • mailto:?to=zhangsan@test.cc,lisi@test.cc

  • mailto:?to="Zhang San"<zhangsan@test.cc>,"Li Si"<lisi@test.cc>

  • mailto:?to="zhangsan"<zhangsan@test.cc>

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cc

CC

Format is the same as "recipient list".

  • mailto:?cc=zhangsan@test.cc,lisi@test.cc

  • mailto:?cc="Zhang San"<zhangsan@test.cc>,"Li Si"<lisi@test.cc>

  • mailto:?cc="zhangsan"<zhangsan@test.cc>

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bcc

Bcc

Format is the same as "recipient list".

  • mailto:?bcc=zhangsan@test.cc,lisi@test.cc

  • mailto:?bcc="Zhang San"<zhangsan@test.cc>,"Li Si"<lisi@test.cc>

  • mailto:?bcc="zhangsan"<zhangsan@test.cc>

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subject

Email Subject

URL encoding is recommended for this parameter.

  • mailto:?subject=Email Subject

  • mailto:?subject=Email Subject

  • mailto:?subject=Email%20Subject

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body

Email Body

HTML format is supported. URL encoding is recommended for this parameter.

  • mailto:?body=This is an email body

  • mailto:?body=This%20is%20an%20email%20body

  • mailto:?body=%3Ch1%20style%3D%22clear%3A%20both%3B%22%3E%3Cspan%20style%3D%22color%3A%20rgb(0%2C%200%2C%200)%3B%20font-family%3A%20Tahoma%2C%20Arial%2C%20STHeitiSC-Light%2C%20SimSun%3B%22%3EThis%20is%20an%20email%20body%3C%2Fspan%3E%3C%2Fh1%3E%3Ch2%20style%3D%22%22%3E%3Cspan%20style%3D%22color%3A%20rgb(255%2C%200%2C%200)%3B%22%3EThis%20is%20an%20email%20body%3Cbr%3E%3C%2Fspan%3E%3C%2Fh2%3E%3Cdiv%3E%3Cdiv%20style%3D%22clear%3A%20both%3B%22%3E%3Cbr%3E%3C%2Fdiv%3E%3Ctable%20id%3D%22aym_table_1744080159579%22%20style%3D%22border-collapse%3A%20collapse%3B%20border%3A%201px%20solid%20rgb(102%2C%20102%2C%20102)%3B%22%20width%3D%22309%22%3E%3Ctbody%3E%3Ctr%3E%3Ctd%20valign%3D%22top%22%20style%3D%22border%3A%201px%20solid%20rgb(102%2C%20102%2C%20102)%3B%20padding%3A%203px%208px%3B%22%20width%3D%22141%22%3E%3Cdiv%20style%3D%22clear%3A%20both%3B%22%3EThis%20is%20a%20table%20in%20the%20body%3C%2Fdiv%3E%3C%2Ftd%3E%3Ctd%20valign%3D%22top%22%20style%3D%22border%3A%201px%20solid%20rgb(102%2C%20102%2C%20102)%3B%20padding%3A%203px%208px%3B%22%20width%3D%22132%22%3E%3Cdiv%20style%3D%22clear%3A%20both%3B%22%3E1%3C%2Fdiv%3E%3C%2Ftd%3E%3C%2Ftr%3E%3Ctr%3E%3Ctd%20valign%3D%22top%22%20style%3D%22border%3A%201px%20solid%20rgb(102%2C%20102%2C%20102)%3B%20padding%3A%203px%208px%3B%22%20width%3D%22141%22%3E%3Cdiv%20style%3D%22clear%3A%20both%3B%22%3E2%3C%2Fdiv%3E%3C%2Ftd%3E%3Ctd%20valign%3D%22top%22%20style%3D%22border%3A%201px%20solid%20rgb(102%2C%20102%2C%20102)%3B%20padding%3A%203px%208px%3B%22%20width%3D%22132%22%3E%3Cdiv%20style%3D%22clear%3A%20both%3B%22%3E3%3C%2Fdiv%3E%3C%2Ftd%3E%3C%2Ftr%3E%3Ctr%3E%3Ctd%20valign%3D%22top%22%20style%3D%22border%3A%201px%20solid%20rgb(102%2C%20102%2C%20102)%3B%20padding%3A%203px%208px%3B%22%20width%3D%22141%22%3E%3Cdiv%20style%3D%22clear%3A%20both%3B%22%3E4%3C%2Fdiv%3E%3C%2Ftd%3E%3Ctd%20valign%3D%22top%22%20style%3D%22border%3A%201px%20solid%20rgb(102%2C%20102%2C%20102)%3B%20padding%3A%203px%208px%3B%22%20width%3D%22132%22%3E%3Cdiv%20style%3D%22clear%3A%20both%3B%22%3E5%3C%2Fdiv%3E%3C%2Ftd%3E%3C%2Ftr%3E%3C%2Ftbody%3E%3C%2Ftable%3E%3Cdiv%20style%3D%22clear%3A%20both%3B%22%3E%3Cbr%3E%3C%2Fdiv%3E%3Cspan%20style%3D%22color%3A%20rgb(255%2C%200%2C%200)%3B%22%3E%3Cbr%3E%3C%2Fspan%3E%3C%2Fdiv%3E%3Cdiv%20style%3D%22clear%3A%20both%3B%22%3E%3Cspan%20style%3D%22font-size%3A%2014px%3B%20font-family%3A%20Tahoma%2C%20Arial%2C%20STHeitiSC-Light%2C%20SimSun%3B%20color%3A%20rgb(255%2C%200%2C%200)%3B%22%3E%3Cbr%3E%3C%2Fspan%3E%3C%2Fdiv%3E%3Cdiv%20style%3D%22clear%3A%20both%3B%22%3E%3Cspan%20style%3D%22font-size%3A%2014px%3B%20font-family%3A%20Tahoma%2C%20Arial%2C%20STHeitiSC-Light%2C%20SimSun%3B%20color%3A%20rgb(255%2C%200%2C%200)%3B%22%3E%3Cbr%3E%3C%2Fspan%3E%3C%2Fdiv%3E%3Cdiv%20style%3D%22clear%3A%20both%3B%22%3E%3Cspan%20style%3D%22color%3A%20rgb(0%2C%200%2C%200)%3B%20font-size%3A%2014px%3B%20font-family%3A%20Tahoma%2C%20Arial%2C%20STHeitiSC-Light%2C%20SimSun%3B%22%3E%3Cbr%3E%3C%2Fspan%3E%3C%2Fdiv%3E

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Complete Example

mailto:zhangsan@test.cc?cc=lisi@test.cc&bcc=wangwu@test.cc&subject=Email subject&body=%3Ch1%20style%3D%22clear%3A%20both%3B%22%3E%3Cspan%20style%3D%22color%3A%20rgb(0%2C%200%2C%200)%3B%20font-family%3A%20Tahoma%2C%20Arial%2C%20STHeitiSC-Light%2C%20SimSun%3B%22%3EThis%20is%20an%20email%20body%3C%2Fspan%3E%3C%2Fh1%3E%3Cdiv%20style%3D%22clear%3A%20both%3B%22%3E%3Cspan%20style%3D%22font-size%3A%2014px%3B%20font-family%3A%20Tahoma%2C%20Arial%2…

Effect:

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