In Salesforce, the following character and address limits apply to email fields in both Salesforce Classic and Lightning Experience. These limits are consistent across Group Edition, Professional Edition, Enterprise Edition, Performance Edition (Unlimited Edition), and Developer Edition.
| Field | Limit |
|---|---|
| To, CC, BCC (combined) | 150 email addresses across all 3 fields |
| To, CC, BCC (per field) | Up to 4,000 characters per field |
| From Address | 255 characters |
| Name | 255 characters |
| Subject | 4,000 characters |
These limits apply to both Salesforce Classic and Lightning Experience.
This article lists the maximum character limits for email fields in Salesforce. These limits are hardcoded and cannot be increased.
These limits are hardcoded and cannot be increased. Visit the Salesforce Ideas Exchange to submit an idea or promote an existing idea to have this limit potentially increased in the future.
If the email is used with an email action button that has Predefined Field Values configured for To, CC, and BCC addresses, different limits apply:
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