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Emails from subscriptions or notifications are delayed

Azure DevOps Services | Azure DevOps Server 2022 - Azure DevOps Server 2019

You might not receive an expected notification email. Learn how to check the notification statistics.

Prerequisites

Category Requirements
Project access Project member.

Troubleshoot delayed notifications

An email generates when an event occurs within Azure DevOps Services that matches a notification subscription. For more information about notification subscriptions, see the notifications overview.

Note

For on-premises Azure DevOps Server, configure an SMTP server so team members can see the Notifications option from their organization or user profile menu and receive notifications.

If you're not receiving an expected notification email, it could be for the following reason:

  • Your organization creates a high volume of notifications

Do the following step to determine if the issue resolves.

Check the notification statistics for unexpectedly high volume

Poorly defined subscription filters or duplicate subscriptions might cause an unexpected high volume of notifications, causing a delay in the processing or delivery of emails. Learn how to view and analyze notification statistics

Contact customer support

If you can't resolve the issue with the previously mentioned steps, consider contacting customer support.