# Send PM to an email adress from a plugin

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**Category:** Development\
**Created:** [October 2, 2023, 6:06am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/send-pm-to-an-email-adress-from-a-plugin/280702 "2023-10-02T06:06:16Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 2, 2023, 6:54am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/send-pm-to-an-email-adress-from-a-plugin/280702/2 "2023-10-02T06:54:26Z")

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According to the specs, that should take a group name or a username:

> <https://github.com/discourse/discourse/blob/7019dbcfe123626c279e3f3f5733683eaec4008f/spec/requests/posts_controller_spec.rb#L1243>

> <https://github.com/discourse/discourse/blob/7019dbcfe123626c279e3f3f5733683eaec4008f/spec/requests/posts_controller_spec.rb#L1540>

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