# Using workflow to set primary email address

**URL:** <https://community.hubspot.com/t/using-workflow-to-set-primary-email-address/36783>\
**Category:** HubSpot Ideas\
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**Created:** [May 5, 2021, 9:07pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/using-workflow-to-set-primary-email-address/36783 "2021-05-05T21:07:15Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 5, 2021, 9:07pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/using-workflow-to-set-primary-email-address/36783/1 "2021-05-05T21:07:15Z")

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It would be nice to be able to set the primary email address via a workflow vs. in each individual record.

Example: if we have someone’s contact info and we have their personal email and their business email, be able to make the business email (or personal if you are B2C) set as the primary.