Set up rules to filter email in Mail on iCloud.com

You can set up rules to filter incoming emails or reorganize emails you’ve already received. For example, you can create a rule that sorts emails from a particular sender into a specific folder. You can edit and delete these rules at any time.

Set up rules to filter email

Go to icloud.com/mail, then sign in to your Apple Account (if necessary).
Click at the top of the Mailboxes list, then choose Settings.
Click Rules, then click in the top-right corner.
Enter a name for the new rule.
Below Message, use the pop-up menu and text field to specify the type of emails you want to filter.
Below Action, use the pop-up menu or field to specify an action for the rule.
Click Add.
You can have up to 500 rules.

Important: If you apply rules to a folder and then delete the folder or change its name, make sure to update the rules for those folders accordingly. For example, you can’t forward emails to a deleted folder.

Change or delete email filtering rules

Go to icloud.com/mail, then sign in to your Apple Account (if necessary).
Click at the top of the Mailboxes list, then choose Settings.
Click Rules, then select a rule.
Do any of the following:
- Change a rule: Specify new filtering conditions in the pop-up menus and text fields, then click Save Changes.
- Delete a rule: Click Delete.

Reorder email filtering rules

When you have multiple rules, they’re applied in the order in which they appear in the list.

Go to icloud.com/mail, then sign in to your Apple Account (if necessary).
Click at the top of the Mailboxes list, then choose Settings.
Click Rules, select a rule, then drag it up or down in the list.

Note: It may take up to 15 minutes for new or changed rules to take effect on incoming emails.

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Set up rules to filter email in Mail on iCloud.com