# # 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

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### # 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
    	}
    }