Edit an Issue by Email
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This page describes how you can send an email to a specific alias in order to
edit an existing issue.
Before you begin
Edit the issue
To edit a new issue by email:
Address the email to the appropriate issue.
If you are responding to an email notification from the issue, reply to
the email, and the appropriate address will be automatically used.
If you are not responding to an email notification, use the address
format:
buganizer-system+componentID+issueID@google.com
where componentID is the ID number of the component that contains
the issue, and issueID is ID number for the issue.
Include in the email at least one of the following:
Any of these pieces that you include are grouped into a new comment on the
issue.
What's next
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Last updated 2025-02-19 UTC.
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