Notifications API

Notifications alert you when someone assigns you to an issue, comments on your issue, mentions you, moves an issue you're involved with, or adds you to a project or team. All inbox endpoints are scoped to the authenticated user's own notifications.

Per-issue subscriptions let a user opt in to or out of notifications for a specific issue without touching their global preferences. Global preferences control which notification types reach the user at all, and on which channel (in-app inbox, email, or both).

Permissions

Action	Required Permission	Scope
List notifications	Authentication only	Your notifications
Mark as read/unread	Notifications: Update	Your notifications
Delete	Notifications: Delete	Your notifications
Watch / unwatch issue	Issues: Read (on the issue's project)	Your subscription
Update preferences	Authentication only	Your preferences

Admins bypass all permission checks.

Endpoints

Method	Endpoint	Description
`GET`	`/api/notifications`	List your notifications
`POST`	`/api/notifications/bulk-read`	Mark notifications as read
`POST`	`/api/notifications/bulk-unread`	Mark notifications as unread
`POST`	`/api/notifications/bulk-delete`	Delete notifications
`GET`	`/api/projects/{project}/issues/{issue}/watch`	Get watch status for an issue
`POST`	`/api/projects/{project}/issues/{issue}/watch`	Toggle watch status for an issue
`POST`	`/api/profile/notification-preferences`	Update your notification preferences

List Notifications

GET /api/notifications

RequestResponse 200

bash

curl https://{tenant}.kendo.dev/api/notifications \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer your-token"

json

[
  {
    "id": 15,
    "type": 1,
    "message": "Alice Johnson assigned \"Add pagination to issue list\" to you",
    "read_at": null,
    "created_at": "2026-03-13T14:00:00.000000Z",
    "actor": {
      "id": 4,
      "first_name": "Alice",
      "last_name": "Johnson",
      "profile_picture": "alice-johnson-abc123.jpg"
    },
    "notifiable": {
      "type": "issue",
      "id": 42,
      "key": "KD-0042",
      "title": "Add pagination to issue list",
      "project_id": 1
    }
  },
  {
    "id": 21,
    "type": 5,
    "message": "Carol Davis added you to project \"Mobile App\"",
    "read_at": null,
    "created_at": "2026-03-14T09:10:00.000000Z",
    "actor": {
      "id": 9,
      "first_name": "Carol",
      "last_name": "Davis",
      "profile_picture": null
    },
    "notifiable": {
      "type": "project",
      "id": 3,
      "name": "Mobile App"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": 23,
    "type": 6,
    "message": "Carol Davis added you to team \"Data\"",
    "read_at": "2026-03-14T12:00:00.000000Z",
    "created_at": "2026-03-14T11:30:00.000000Z",
    "actor": {
      "id": 9,
      "first_name": "Carol",
      "last_name": "Davis",
      "profile_picture": null
    },
    "notifiable": {
      "type": "team",
      "id": 2,
      "name": "Data"
    }
  }
]

A read_at value of null means the notification is unread.

The actor field is null if the user who triggered the notification has been deleted.

The notifiable object is polymorphic — its type determines which additional fields are present:

`type`	Additional fields
`issue`	`id`, `key`, `title`, `project_id`
`project`	`id`, `name`
`team`	`id`, `name`

Mark as Read

POST /api/notifications/bulk-read

Request Fields

Field	Type	Required	Description
`notification_ids`	integer[]	Yes	Notification IDs to mark as read (min 1). Must belong to the authenticated user.

Returns 204 No Content on success.

bash

curl -X POST https://{tenant}.kendo.dev/api/notifications/bulk-read \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer your-token" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "notification_ids": [12, 15]
  }'

Mark as Unread

POST /api/notifications/bulk-unread

Same request body as Mark as Read. Returns 204 No Content on success.

bash

curl -X POST https://{tenant}.kendo.dev/api/notifications/bulk-unread \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer your-token" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "notification_ids": [12]
  }'

Bulk Delete

POST /api/notifications/bulk-delete

Same request body as Mark as Read. Returns 204 No Content on success.

bash

curl -X POST https://{tenant}.kendo.dev/api/notifications/bulk-delete \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer your-token" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "notification_ids": [15]
  }'

Watch Issue

Per-issue subscriptions let you receive (or suppress) notifications for a specific issue. Watching is stored as a many-to-many pivot: a row exists for the (issue, user) pair while you are watching, and is removed when you stop. You are auto-attached as a watcher when you create an issue, get assigned to one, or comment on one — each gated by a per-user toggle (see Update Notification Preferences). Mentions notify you but do not auto-attach: a mention is a one-shot summons, not a subscription.

Get Watch Status

GET /api/projects/{project}/issues/{issue}/watch

RequestResponse 200

bash

curl https://{tenant}.kendo.dev/api/projects/1/issues/KD-0042/watch \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer your-token"

json

{
  "watching": true
}

Toggle Watch

POST /api/projects/{project}/issues/{issue}/watch

Flips your subscription on the issue. The request body is empty — if you have a pivot row, it is deleted; if you don't, one is created.

RequestResponse 200

bash

curl -X POST https://{tenant}.kendo.dev/api/projects/1/issues/KD-0042/watch \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer your-token"

json

{
  "watching": false
}

Reassignment leaves the old assignee's pivot row in place — they may have other reasons to follow the issue (creator, commenter). The "unassigned" notification still fires as a one-shot, gated only by the notify_assignment email toggle (in-app delivery is unconditional).

Update Notification Preferences

POST /api/profile/notification-preferences

Controls which notification events reach you. Preferences fall into three buckets:

Auto-watch rules decide whether you get attached to the issue_watchers pivot when you create / get assigned to / comment on an issue. Pivot membership is the in-app gate for activity on watched issues — there is no per-event in-app toggle.
Always-fire summons (mentions, assignment, project / team membership) always show in your inbox. The fields below control whether email is also sent.
Watched-issue activity (comments + lane changes on issues you watch) always shows in your inbox; the master toggle controls whether email is also sent.

All eight fields are required.

Request Fields

Field	Type	Required	Description
`auto_watch_on_create`	boolean	Yes	Auto-attach you to the watcher pivot when you create an issue
`auto_watch_on_assigned`	boolean	Yes	Auto-attach you when you're assigned to an issue
`auto_watch_on_commented`	boolean	Yes	Auto-attach you when you comment on an issue
`notify_mentions`	boolean	Yes	Send email when you're @mentioned
`notify_assignment`	boolean	Yes	Send email when you're assigned (or unassigned from) an issue
`notify_project_membership`	boolean	Yes	Send email when you're added to a project
`notify_team_membership`	boolean	Yes	Send email when you're added to a team
`notify_watched_activity_email`	boolean	Yes	Send email about comments / lane changes on issues you're watching

Returns the updated profile resource.

bash

curl -X POST https://{tenant}.kendo.dev/api/profile/notification-preferences \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer your-token" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "auto_watch_on_create": true,
    "auto_watch_on_assigned": true,
    "auto_watch_on_commented": true,
    "notify_mentions": true,
    "notify_assignment": true,
    "notify_project_membership": true,
    "notify_team_membership": false,
    "notify_watched_activity_email": true
  }'

Notification Types

Value	Type	Description
`1`	Assignment	You were assigned to an issue
`2`	Comment	Someone commented on an issue you're involved with
`3`	Lane Change	An issue you're involved with changed lane
`4`	Mention	You were @mentioned in a comment
`5`	Project Membership	You were added to a project
`6`	Team Membership	You were added to a team

Notifications API ​

Permissions ​

Endpoints ​

List Notifications ​

Mark as Read ​

Request Fields ​

Mark as Unread ​

Bulk Delete ​

Watch Issue ​

Get Watch Status ​

Toggle Watch ​

Update Notification Preferences ​

Request Fields ​

Notification Types ​

See Also ​

Notifications API

Permissions

Endpoints

List Notifications

Mark as Read

Request Fields

Mark as Unread

Bulk Delete

Watch Issue

Get Watch Status

Toggle Watch

Update Notification Preferences

Request Fields

Notification Types

See Also