Notification

Field Type Description
id int Unique identifier for the notification.
question_id int|null Unique identifier for the question this notification refers to, or null if the notification does not refer to a specific question.
content string(plain text with mentioning markup) Content of the notification subject, in plain text (HTML stripped) but possibly with mentioning markup.
personal_message string|null Personal message as part of share (question, solution, recommend expert) if present otherwise null.
icon URL URL of the icon that can be displayed with this notification.
url resource Relative path to the target of this notification.
target_type string One of question, solution, comment or user_profile.
target_id int|null If the target_type is question, solution or comment, then this field contains the id of the referred question, solution or comment respectively. If there is no target id, then this field is null.
is_read boolean Indicates if the user has read the notification. This implies that the notification has also be seen.
is_seen boolean Indicates if the user has seen the notification.
type string The notification type. Please find all possible notification types in the Notification Type section
user resource The user that has triggered the notification. If no user is available, this will be set to null.
created datetime Creation date of the notification. 
{
    "id": 21,
    "question_id": 10931,
    "content": "You'll never know..",
    "personal_message": null,
    "icon": "https://cdn.example.com/avatar/default/2d/1b84215e2f035a22f6fec213d3b1d9.jpg",
    "url": "/question/10931/is-there-a-study-in-scarlet",
    "target_type": "solution",
    "target_id": 912,
    "is_seen": true,
    "is_read": true,
    "type": "new_solution",
    "user": {
        "image": "https://cdn.example.com/static/user/default.jpg",
        "firstname": "Sherlock",
        "is_deleted": false,
        "lastname": "Holmes",
        "id": 17310,
        "email": "sherlock.holmes@example.com",
        "location": "London",
        "customfields": { "occupation": "Detective" }
    },
    "created": "2014-10-07T08:45:20.000Z"
}

Notification Types

A mapping and description of all possible notifications a user could receive.

In the table below, "you" always refers to the user who receives the notification.

For some notification types, whether there is a referring user or not is decided by the concept of question poser anonymity.

Type Description Referring user
new_comment_to_question A new comment to a question has been posed The comment author (if different from the question poser)
new_comment_to_your_question A new comment to your question has been posed The comment author
new_comment_to_solution A new comment to a solution has been posed The comment author (if different from the question poser)
new_comment_to_your_solution A new comment to your solution has been posed The comment author (if different from the question poser)
new_solution A solution has been added The solution author
new_solution_to_your_question A solution has been added to your question The solution author
solution_rated A solution has been rated /
solution_rated_by_question_poser A solution has been rated /
new_question You have been selected as an expert for a new question /
new_question_random_user A new question that potentially might interest you /
question_forwarded A question has been forwarded to you The user who sent the question to you
question_forwarded_inactive A question has been forwarded to you, while your user was not yet activated The user who sent the question to you
solution_from_comment A comment has been converted into a solution /
question_changed_to_solution_author A question that you have solved has been significantly edited /
solution_changed_to_question_poser A solution to your question has been significantly edited The solution author
solution_changed_to_solution_rater A solution that you have rated has been significantly edited The solution author
validation_request A validation has been requested for your solution /
validation A previously expired solution was validated The solution author
validation_to_your_question A previously expired solution to your question was validated The solution author
validation_new_expert You have been selected as an expert to provide a new solution for a question with expired solutions, for which a solution validation was requested /
tag_subscription New question with a tag that you have subscribed to /
new_user_score_level_reached You have reached a new level in the gamification mode /
mention_in_question You have been mentioned in a question /
mention_in_solution The user has been mentioned in a solution The solution author
mention_in_comment The user has been mentioned in a comment The comment author (if different from the question poser, or if it's a comment to a solution which the comment author wrote himself)
share_question A question has been shared with you The user who shared the question
share_solution A solution has been shared with you The user who shared the solution