# Distribution List inside Kibana watcher

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/distribution-list-inside-kibana-watcher/201746>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [October 1, 2019, 8:11am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/distribution-list-inside-kibana-watcher/201746 "2019-10-01T08:11:15Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![heisenburger](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/heisenburger/32/55175_2.png) [@heisenburger](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/heisenburger)\
**Post date:** [October 1, 2019, 8:11am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/distribution-list-inside-kibana-watcher/201746/1 "2019-10-01T08:11:15Z")

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I am trying to build a **_distribution list_** for email addresses, and want to use it inside the watcher's email action.

This is to replace the array of email-ids which are hard coded inside the watcher's metadata or directly in _"to"_ field of the **email** action.

Can anyone help me out with this?

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**Author:** ![Marius\_Dragomir](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/marius_dragomir/32/42087_2.png) [@Marius\_Dragomir](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Marius_Dragomir)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2019, 11:27am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/distribution-list-inside-kibana-watcher/201746/2 "2019-10-04T11:27:25Z")

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You have to create that list on your email server and then just add that address in the watcher "to" field. There's nothing Kibana can help you with as the distribution list is a email server feature.

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**Author:** ![heisenburger](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/heisenburger/32/55175_2.png) [@heisenburger](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/heisenburger)\
**Post date:** [October 6, 2019, 8:57am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/distribution-list-inside-kibana-watcher/201746/3 "2019-10-06T08:57:33Z")

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Hey,

I have already tried that's not working. I tried to create a temporary DL on our email server. That DL is working if I send an email through the email client, but not inside the watcher's action.

Thanks

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2019, 8:57am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/distribution-list-inside-kibana-watcher/201746/4 "2019-11-03T08:57:34Z")

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