# Email Blasts Email blasts send emails to selected candidates with a subject line and message body. ## How Email Blasts Work 1. **Subject line**: Enter up to 200 characters 2. **Message body**: Enter up to 2000 characters 3. **Recipients**: System sends to candidates with valid email addresses 4. **Filtering**: Option to only send to candidates who haven't completed interviews and aren't knocked out ## Rate Limiting Emails are rate limited to **once per hour per candidate**. This prevents spam and maintains professional communication. * If you attempt to email a candidate who received an email in the last hour, they will be automatically skipped * The system tracks this automatically - you don't need to manage it manually * Skipped candidates will show "rate\_limited" as the reason in your blast results ## Requirements * Valid email addresses for selected candidates * Subject line (required, 200 character limit) * Message body (required, 2000 character limit) ## Technical Details * Invalid email addresses are automatically skipped * Email domain setup only needed if you've configured a custom sender domain * System tracks delivery status for each candidate ## Viewing Email Blast Results After sending, you can view: * **Total selected**: Number of candidates you chose * **Eligible**: Candidates who met the filtering criteria * **Enqueued**: Successfully sent emails * **Skipped**: Candidates who were filtered out (with reasons) Access blast history from your job posting's Actions dropdown → Blast Requests. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.admin.heymilo.ai/inviting-candidates/contact-blasts/email-blasts.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.