# Notifications

Notifications allow you to send/receive messages to/from other users of the platform.

The Notification Object
List Notifications
Retrieve a notification
Create a Notification
Create Multiple Notifications
Update a Notification
Update Multiple Notifications
Delete a Notification
Delete Multiple Notifications

# The Notification Object

id integer
Primary key of the revision.

timestamp string
Timestamp in ISO8601 when the notification was created.

status string
Current status of the notification. One of "inbox", "archived".

recipient many-to-one
User that received the notification.

sender many-to-one
User that sent the notification, if any.

subject string
Subject line of the message.

message string
Notification's message content. Will be sent in the email.

collection string
Collection this notification references.

item string
Primary key of the item this notification references.

{
	"id": 2,
	"timestamp": "2021-11-24T13:57:35Z",
	"status": "inbox",
	"recipient": "3EE34828-B43C-4FB2-A721-5151579B08EA",
	"sender": "497a495e-5529-4e46-8feb-2f35e9b85601",
	"subject": "You were mentioned in articles",
	"message": "\nHello admin@example.com,\n\rijk@directus.io has mentioned you in a comment:\n\n> Hello <em>admin@example.com</em>!\n\n<a href=\"http://localhost:8080/admin/content/articles/1\">Click here to view.</a>\n",
	"collection": "articles",
	"item": "1"
}

# List Notifications

List all notifications that exist in Directus.

# Query Parameters

Supports all global query parameters.

# Returns

An array of up to limit notification objects. If no items are available, data will be an empty array.

# REST API

GET /notifications
SEARCH /notifications

Learn more about SEARCH ->

# GraphQL

POST /graphql/system

type Query {
	notifications: [directus_notifications]
}

# Example

query {
	notifications {
		id
		recipient
		subject
	}
}

# Retrieve a notification

List an existing notification by primary key.

# Query Parameters

Supports all global query parameters.

# Returns

Returns the requested notification object.

# REST API

GET /notifications/:id

# Example

GET /notifications/42

# GraphQL

POST /graphql/system

type Query {
	notifications_by_id(id: ID!): directus_notifications
}

# Example

query {
	notifications_by_id(id: 42) {
		id
		sender
		recipient
		message
		subject
	}
}

# Create a Notification

Create a new notification.

# Query Parameters

Supports all global query parameters.

# Request Body

A partial notification object.

# Returns

Returns the notification object for the created notification.

# REST API

POST /notifications

# Example

// POST /notifications

{
	"recipient": "410b5772-e63f-4ae6-9ea2-39c3a31bd6ca",
	"subject": "Hi there!"
}

# GraphQL

POST /graphql/system

type Mutation {
	create_notifications_item(data: create_directus_notifications_input!): directus_notifications
}

# Example

mutation {
	create_notifications_item(data: { recipient: "410b5772-e63f-4ae6-9ea2-39c3a31bd6ca", subject: "Hi there!" }) {
		id
		recipient
	}
}

# Create Multiple Notifications

Create multiple new notifications.

# Query Parameters

Supports all global query parameters.

# Request Body

An array of partial notification objects.

# Returns

Returns the notification object for the created notification.

# REST API

POST /notifications

# Example

// POST /notifications

[
	{
		"collection": "directus_files",
		"recipient": "410b5772-e63f-4ae6-9ea2-39c3a31bd6ca",
		"message": "Hi there! You should check out these files"
	},
	{
		"collection": "articles",
		"recipient": "410b5772-e63f-4ae6-9ea2-39c3a31bd6ca",
		"message": "Hi there! You should check out these articles"
	}
]

# GraphQL

POST /graphql/system

type Mutation {
	create_notifications_items(data: [create_directus_notifications_input!]!): [directus_notifications]
}

# Example

mutation {
	create_notifications_items(
		data: [
			{
				collection: "directus_files"
				recipient: "410b5772-e63f-4ae6-9ea2-39c3a31bd6ca"
				message: "Hi there! You should check out these files"
			}
			{
				collection: "articles"
				recipient: "410b5772-e63f-4ae6-9ea2-39c3a31bd6ca"
				message: "Hi there! You should check out these articles"
			}
		]
	) {
		id
		recipient
	}
}

# Update a Notification

Update an existing notification.

Email Notifications

Emails are only sent when the notification is created. Updated to an existing notification won't trigger a new notification email to be sent.

# Query Parameters

Supports all global query parameters.

# Request Body

A partial notification object.

# Returns

Returns the notification object for the updated notification.

# REST API

PATCH /notifications/:id

# Example

// PATCH /notifications/34

{
	"message": "This is my updated notification"
}

# GraphQL

POST /graphql/system

type Mutation {
	update_notifications_item(id: ID!, data: update_directus_notifications_input): directus_notifications
}

# Example

mutation {
	update_notifications_item(id: 32, data: { message: "This is my updated notification" }) {
		id
		message
	}
}

# Update Multiple Notifications

Update multiple existing notifications.

# Query Parameters

Supports all global query parameters.

# Request Body

keys Required
Array of primary keys of the notifications you'd like to update.

data Required
Any of the notification object's properties.

# Returns

Returns the notification objects for the updated notifications.

# REST API

PATCH /notifications

# Example

// PATCH /notifications

{
	"keys": [15, 64],
	"data": {
		"message": "Updated message!"
	}
}

# GraphQL

POST /graphql/system

type Mutation {
	update_notifications_items(ids: [ID!]!, data: update_directus_notifications_input): [directus_notifications]
}

# Example

mutation {
	update_notifications_items(ids: [15, 64], data: { message: "Updated message!" }) {
		id
		recipient
	}
}

# Delete a Notification

Delete an existing notification.

# Returns

Empty body.

# REST API

DELETE /notifications/:id

# Example

DELETE /notifications/34

# GraphQL

POST /graphql/system

type Mutation {
	delete_notifications_item(id: ID!): delete_one
}

# Example

mutation {
	delete_notifications_item(id: 32) {
		id
	}
}

# Delete Multiple Notifications

Delete multiple existing notifications.

# Request Body

An array of notification primary keys

# Returns

Empty body.

# REST API

DELETE /notifications

# Example

// DELETE /notifications
[15, 251, 810]

# GraphQL

POST /graphql/system

type Mutation {
	delete_notifications_items(ids: [ID!]!): delete_many
}

# Example

mutation {
	delete_notifications_items(ids: [15, 251, 810]) {
		ids
	}
}

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