| title | Prevent notification emails to yourself from events |
|---|---|
| titleSuffix | Azure DevOps |
| description | Learn how to exclude the initiator of an event in Azure DevOps Services from receiving notification emails |
| ms.subservice | azure-devops-notifications |
| ms.reviewer | wismythe |
| ms.author | chcomley |
| author | chcomley |
| ms.topic | conceptual |
| ms.date | 01/30/2025 |
| monikerRange | <= azure-devops |
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When you create a team role-based notification subscription, you can choose the option, Skip initiator. The initiator of the event that triggers the email doesn't receive the notification.
For example, if your team has a subscription for a pull request created event, the user who creates the pull request in the project doesn't receive this notification email. Other members of the team receive the notification email.
This option is good for users who don't want notifications of events that they trigger. However, some users might prefer to receive the same notifications as their teammates. Let your team decide which option is best.
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Do the following steps to opt out of receiving notifications that you create:
- Sign in to your project (
https://dev.azure.com/{Your_Organization/Your_Project}). - Select Project settings > Notifications.
- Create a new subscription or edit an existing one.
- Select the notification.
- Check the Skip initiator box.
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You don't receive notifications for events you trigger yourself.