# to_header ```lua message:to_header() ``` Gets the `"To"` header, parses it as a list of mailboxes and groups, and returns an [addressheader](../addressheader/index.md) object. Returns `nil` if no matching header could be found. See also [message:get_address_header](get_address_header.md) and [message:from_header](from_header.md).