Search by recipient

How it works

to: targets messages sent to a person, cc: those where they are in copy, bcc: those where they are in blind copy. In Google's examples, to:me means the messages addressed to you.

Examples

• to:meOpen in Gmail ↗

  Messages addressed to you.

• to:john@example.comOpen in Gmail ↗

  Messages sent to this address.

• cc:john@example.comOpen in Gmail ↗

  Messages where this address is in copy.

• bcc:david@example.comOpen in Gmail ↗

  Messages where this address is in blind copy.

What it does well

• Three distinct fields: you can find the messages where an address is in copy rather than a main recipient (cc:john@example.com).
• Combines with from: to find a conversation between two people (from:amy AND to:david).

What it does badly

• Google's help doesn't say whether to: also covers Cc or Bcc recipients: it presents cc: and bcc: as separate operators, to be used explicitly.Not documented by Google · Gmail Help: search operators

See also

• from:Finds messages sent by a specific person or address.
• deliveredto:Finds messages delivered to a given address.
• ANDKeeps messages that match all of the criteria.

Search examples that use it

• Find what I sent to someonefrom:me to:john@example.com