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# How to Change a Recipient Email After Sending an Envelope
This document explains how to update a recipient email after sending an envelope, when editing is allowed, and what happens after the change.
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If a recipient’s email address was entered incorrectly, the sender can update it without rejecting and resending the envelope — but only under certain conditions.
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### Edit a recipient email
You can edit a recipient’s email only if:
* the recipient has not accepted the invitation yet
* the role has not completed its action
* the email was not locked at the template level
* you are the sender of the envelope
Only the sender can edit recipient emails. Other participants in the flow, such as **Signer**, **Approver**, **CC**, and **Assignee**, cannot.
1. Open the envelope.
2. In **Processing flow**, find the recipient.
3. Click the edit icon next to the recipient email.
4. Enter a new email address or select another mailbox.
5. Save the change.
6. Confirm the update in the confirmation window.
### What happens after the update
After you confirm the change:
* the previous recipient loses access to the envelope
* the updated recipient receives a new invitation email
* roles configured with **Same as** may also update automatically
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You cannot save the change if:
* empty email values
* invalid email formats
Fix the value and save the change again.
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### Cases when editing is not available
You cannot edit the recipient email if:
* the invitation has already been accepted
* the recipient already completed their action
* the email was predefined and locked on the template level
If editing is unavailable, the edit icon is hidden or disabled.
### Additional behavior
* If the email is changed to the same value, no update or notification is triggered.
* If the previous recipient tries to open an old invitation link after the update, the link becomes invalid and an error page is displayed.
* To prevent notification spam, recipient email changes are limited to one update per envelope per minute.
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