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# 90012: 'Recipients' list has too many items \[deprecated] 

Log Type: APPLICATION

Log Level: ERROR

## Description

This deprecated error occurs when you submit a Broadcast request with more recipients than the request allows. For current bulk messaging workflows, Twilio accepts up to 10,000 recipients in a single request through the `to` array.

### Possible causes

* You provided too many recipients for a single Broadcast request.
* Your application tried to send one bulk request instead of partitioning the audience into smaller recipient groups.
* If you are using the current Bulk Messaging API, the `to` array contains more than 10,000 recipients.

### Possible solutions

* Split the recipient list into smaller Broadcast requests, or break a bulk send into multiple requests with fewer recipients.
* If you use the Bulk Messaging API, keep the `to` array at 10,000 recipients or fewer in each request.
* After you resend a smaller batch, use the `operationId` from the response to track progress with the Operation resource.

#### Additional resources

* [Getting started with Twilio Bulk Messaging](/docs/bulk-messaging/getting-started)
* [Bulk Messaging troubleshooting](/docs/bulk-messaging/troubleshooting)
* [Notify: Multi-Channel Notifications](/docs/notify)