---
title: "Copy recipients from one email list to another"
slug: "copy-recipients-from-one-email-list-to-another"
abstract: "Learn how to copy your contacts to your Sitecore Sendemail lists."
---
# Copy recipients from one email list to another

One method you can use to build your audience after [creating an email list](https://doc.sitecore.com/send/en/users/sitecore-send/email-lists/create-an-email-list.html "Create an email list") is to copy recipients from another email list. This topic describes how to copy one or more email list contacts in Sitecore Send.

## Copy email list contacts using bulk action

You can copy all email list contacts to another email list within the same account using bulk action.

To copy all email list contacts using bulk action:

1. On the menu bar, click **Audience** > **Email lists** and then click the name of the email list that you want to add contacts to.
2. On the menu on the left, click **Perform bulk actions**.
3. On the **Choose Bulk Action** page, navigate to **Copy Members from Another Email List** and click **Select**.
4. On the **Data selection** tab, select the email list from which you want to copy contacts.

    ![Data selection tab in the Copy Members from another Email list screen.](https://doc.sitecore.com/api/markdown-image/send/en/users/sitecore-send/images/Copy_email_list_contacts_Send.png)

5. If you have the consent from all contacts on the list through the double opt-in process, select the **Yes, add them as verified, I do have consent from these members** check box and click **Next**.
6. On the **Notification** tab, select if and how you want to be notified when the copy process has been completed.
7. To merge the custom fields and Preferences between the source and destination email lists, select **Merge custom fields** and/or **Merge preference** options.
8. Click **Copy** to start the process.
9. A pop-up message indicates that the copy operation has been successfully queued. To view a report of the operation, click **Go there**.
10. Click **View reports** to see the details of when the copy operation started or finished, and how many contacts were copied.

## Copy one or more email list contacts to another list

Sitecore Send lets you manually copy one or more contacts from one email list to another.

To copy one or more contacts from one email list to another:

1. On the menu bar, click **Audience** > **Email lists** and then click the name of the source email list from which you want to copy contacts.
2. On the menu on the left, click **View all members**.
3. Select the check boxes of the email addresses that you want to copy to another email list.

    ![Selected contacts to copy to another email list](https://doc.sitecore.com/api/markdown-image/send/en/users/sitecore-send/images/Copy_members_to_list_Send.png)

4. Click the **Select action** drop-down menu that appears above the list of contacts, and select **Copy members to another list**.
5. In the **Add to mailing list** dialog, select the destination email list where you want to copy the selected contacts.
6. To merge the custom fields between the source and destination email lists, select **Merge custom fields**.

    > [!note]
    > This option imports only the custom fields from your source email list to the destination list.

7. If you have the consent from all contacts on the list through the double opt-in process, select the **Yes, add them as verified, I do have consent from these members** check box and click **Next**.
8. Click **Copy to list**.