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sidebar_position: 6
title: Notifications
description: Stay informed about changes to your data assets with configurable notifications.
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# Notifications

Marmot keeps you informed about changes across your data catalog. Receive notifications when assets are modified, schemas change, pipelines complete, or someone mentions you in documentation.

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## Viewing Notifications

Click the bell icon in the header to open the notifications panel. Unread notifications appear with a badge showing the count.

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You can click on the bell icon in the header to read your notifications, mark them as read, or, delete them.

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## Subscriptions

Beyond ownership-based notifications, you can subscribe to specific assets to receive notifications regardless of whether you own them. When subscribing, choose which notification types you want for that asset.

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Ownership notifications are automatic - if your team owns an asset, all members receive notifications. Subscriptions let individual users opt in to assets they don't own but want to watch.
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## Preferences

You can control which notification types you receive globally. Navigate to your profile and find the **Notification Preferences** section.

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## Aggregation

Marmot batches rapid changes to prevent notification spam. If multiple updates happen to assets you own within a short window, they are grouped into a single notification rather than one per change.

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Changes are batched within a 2-minute window, with a maximum 5-minute wait before delivery. This keeps your feed manageable during bulk operations and updates.
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## External Notifications

Send notifications to Slack, Discord, or any HTTP endpoint via team webhooks.

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