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stage: Foundations
group: Personal Productivity
info: To determine the technical writer assigned to the Stage/Group associated with this page, see https://handbook.gitlab.com/handbook/product/ux/technical-writing/#assignments
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# Notification settings API
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Change [notification settings](../user/profile/notifications.md) using the REST API.
## Valid notification levels
The notification levels are defined in the `NotificationSetting.level` model enumeration. Currently, these levels are recognized:
- `disabled`
- `participating`
- `watch`
- `global`
- `mention`
- `custom`
If the `custom` level is used, specific email events can be controlled. Available events are returned by `NotificationSetting.email_events`. Currently, these events are recognized:
- `new_note`
- `new_issue`
- `reopen_issue`
- `close_issue`
- `reassign_issue`
- `issue_due`
- `new_merge_request`
- `push_to_merge_request`
- `reopen_merge_request`
- `close_merge_request`
- `reassign_merge_request`
- `merge_merge_request`
- `failed_pipeline`
- `fixed_pipeline`
- `success_pipeline`
- `moved_project`
- `merge_when_pipeline_succeeds`
- `new_epic` Ultimate only.
## Global notification settings
Get current notification settings and email address.
```plaintext
GET /notification_settings
```
```shell
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/notification_settings"
```
Example response:
```json
{
"level": "participating",
"notification_email": "admin@example.com"
}
```
## Update global notification settings
Update current notification settings and email address.
```plaintext
PUT /notification_settings
```
```shell
curl --request PUT --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/notification_settings?level=watch"
```
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
| --------- | ---- | -------- | ----------- |
| `level` | string | no | The global notification level |
| `notification_email` | string | no | The email address to send notifications |
| `new_note` | boolean | no | Enable/disable this notification |
| `new_issue` | boolean | no | Enable/disable this notification |
| `reopen_issue` | boolean | no | Enable/disable this notification |
| `close_issue` | boolean | no | Enable/disable this notification |
| `reassign_issue` | boolean | no | Enable/disable this notification |
| `issue_due` | boolean | no | Enable/disable this notification |
| `new_merge_request` | boolean | no | Enable/disable this notification |
| `push_to_merge_request` | boolean | no | Enable/disable this notification |
| `reopen_merge_request` | boolean | no | Enable/disable this notification |
| `close_merge_request` | boolean | no | Enable/disable this notification |
| `reassign_merge_request` | boolean | no | Enable/disable this notification |
| `merge_merge_request` | boolean | no | Enable/disable this notification |
| `failed_pipeline` | boolean | no | Enable/disable this notification |
| `fixed_pipeline` | boolean | no | Enable/disable this notification |
| `success_pipeline` | boolean | no | Enable/disable this notification |
| `moved_project` | boolean | no | Enable/disable this notification |
| `merge_when_pipeline_succeeds` | boolean | no | Enable/disable this notification |
| `new_epic` | boolean | no | Enable/disable this notification Ultimate only. |
Example response:
```json
{
"level": "watch",
"notification_email": "admin@example.com"
}
```
## Group / project level notification settings
Get current group or project notification settings.
```plaintext
GET /groups/:id/notification_settings
GET /projects/:id/notification_settings
```
```shell
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/5/notification_settings"
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/8/notification_settings"
```
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
| --------- | ---- | -------- | ----------- |
| `id` | integer or string | yes | The ID, or [URL-encoded path, of the group or project](rest/index.md#namespaced-paths). |
Example response:
```json
{
"level": "global"
}
```
## Update group/project level notification settings
Update current group/project notification settings.
```plaintext
PUT /groups/:id/notification_settings
PUT /projects/:id/notification_settings
```
```shell
curl --request PUT --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/5/notification_settings?level=watch"
curl --request PUT --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/8/notification_settings?level=custom&new_note=true"
```
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
| --------- | ---- | -------- | ----------- |
| `id` | integer or string | yes | The ID, or [URL-encoded path, of the group or project](rest/index.md#namespaced-paths) |
| `level` | string | no | The global notification level |
| `new_note` | boolean | no | Enable/disable this notification |
| `new_issue` | boolean | no | Enable/disable this notification |
| `reopen_issue` | boolean | no | Enable/disable this notification |
| `close_issue` | boolean | no | Enable/disable this notification |
| `reassign_issue` | boolean | no | Enable/disable this notification |
| `issue_due` | boolean | no | Enable/disable this notification |
| `new_merge_request` | boolean | no | Enable/disable this notification |
| `push_to_merge_request` | boolean | no | Enable/disable this notification |
| `reopen_merge_request` | boolean | no | Enable/disable this notification |
| `close_merge_request` | boolean | no | Enable/disable this notification |
| `reassign_merge_request` | boolean | no | Enable/disable this notification |
| `merge_merge_request` | boolean | no | Enable/disable this notification |
| `failed_pipeline` | boolean | no | Enable/disable this notification |
| `fixed_pipeline` | boolean | no | Enable/disable this notification |
| `success_pipeline` | boolean | no | Enable/disable this notification |
| `moved_project` | boolean | no | Enable/disable this notification |
| `merge_when_pipeline_succeeds` | boolean | no | Enable/disable this notification |
| `new_epic` | boolean | no | Enable/disable this notification Ultimate only. |
Example responses:
```json
{
"level": "watch"
}
```
```json
{
"level": "custom",
"events": {
"new_note": true,
"new_issue": false,
"reopen_issue": false,
"close_issue": false,
"reassign_issue": false,
"issue_due": false,
"new_merge_request": false,
"push_to_merge_request": false,
"reopen_merge_request": false,
"close_merge_request": false,
"reassign_merge_request": false,
"merge_merge_request": false,
"failed_pipeline": false,
"fixed_pipeline": false,
"success_pipeline": false
}
}
```
Users on [GitLab Ultimate](https://about.gitlab.com/pricing/) also see the `new_epic`
parameter for global and group-level notification settings:
```json
{
"level": "custom",
"events": {
"new_note": true,
"new_issue": false,
"new_epic": false,
...
}
}
```
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