Managing your ClickUp notifications
Learn how to control which ClickUp notifications you receive so you stay informed without feeling overwhelmed.
ClickUp can send you a lot of notifications — and by default, it notifies you about almost everything. This guide helps you find the right balance: staying informed about what matters while filtering out the noise.
Quick summary
You can control ClickUp notifications in two places: the Notification Settings panel (for overall preferences) and individual task settings (to watch or unwatch specific tasks). You can receive notifications inside ClickUp, by email, and on your phone. You can turn off any channel or type at any time.
How ClickUp notifications work
ClickUp notifies you when things happen that involve you. By default, you're notified when:
- A task you're assigned to is updated
- Someone comments on a task you're watching
- Someone mentions you with an @mention
- A task status changes
- A due date is approaching
Notifications appear in three places:
| Where | What it looks like |
|---|---|
| In-app | The bell icon in the top-right corner of ClickUp |
| Sent to your account's email address | |
| Mobile | Push notifications on the ClickUp mobile app |
Opening your notification settings
Click your avatar or profile picture in the bottom-left corner of ClickUp to open your personal settings.
Select "Notifications" from the menu. This opens your notification preferences panel.
Review each section. You'll see toggles for different notification types, grouped by category (tasks, comments, mentions, reminders, etc.).
Turn off what you don't need. Each notification type has a toggle for in-app, email, and mobile. Turn off the channels you don't want.
Save your settings if prompted. Changes usually apply immediately.
Recommended settings for clients
Most clients find this balance works well:
Keep these on
- @mentions (someone has tagged you directly)
- Task assigned to you
- Status changes on tasks you're assigned to
- Due date reminders (1–2 days before)
- Comments on tasks you're watching
Consider turning off
- Comments on all tasks (too noisy)
- Every status change in the entire workspace
- "Someone viewed your task"
- Subtask changes deep in a project
Watching and unwatching tasks
You can control notifications at the task level too.
To watch a task (get notified about all activity on it): open the task, look for the Watch icon (usually an eye or a bell near the top of the task), and click it. You'll now receive all updates for that task.
To unwatch a task: click the same icon again to toggle it off. You'll stop receiving notifications for that task.
You're automatically watching tasks you're assigned to
If a task is assigned to you, ClickUp watches it for you automatically. You don't need to do anything.
Managing email notifications
If your ClickUp inbox is fine but your email is getting crowded, you can turn off email notifications without affecting in-app ones.
In your Notification Settings, look for the Email column (or a section labeled "Email Notifications") and toggle off the types you don't want. You can also set a daily or weekly digest instead of individual emails — this sends you one summary email rather than a notification for every event.
Silencing notifications temporarily
If you're in a busy period and want to pause all ClickUp notifications briefly, look for a Do Not Disturb or Notification Pause option in your notification settings or profile menu. This lets you set a time window where notifications are suppressed.
Common questions
Related guides
- Using ClickUp on your phone
- ClickUp email notifications explained
- Mentioning people to get their attention
- ClickUp etiquette: working well together
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