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title: "Approval workflows notification triggers"
slug: "approval-workflows-notification-triggers"
tags: ["Site Administrator", "Reference", "Totara Platform"]
updated: 2026-08-13T16:01:41Z
published: 2026-08-13T16:01:41Z
canonical: "totara.help/approval-workflows-notification-triggers"
---

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# Approval workflows notification triggers

Notifications can be [configured to be sent](/totara-20/docs/configure-approval-workflows-notifications) when the following events/triggers relating to [approval workflows](/totara-20/docs/what-are-approval-workflows) occur.

| **Notification trigger event** | **Description** |
| --- | --- |
| Level approved | Notifications can be sent when an approval level is approved by a user. If there is only one approval level in the stage then this will work the same as using the **Stage fully approved** trigger. |
| Level denied | Notifications can be sent when an approval level is denied by a user. |
| At start of level | Notifications can be sent when each approval level is started, i.e. once approvers are able to approve the level. |
| Stage fully approved | Notifications can be sent once all levels in a stage have been approved. |
| Comment added | Notifications can be sent whenever a user comments on an application. |
| Comment updated | Notifications can be sent whenever a user edits a comment on an application. |
| At end of stage | Notifications can be sent when an approval, form submission or waiting stage ends. |
| At start of stage | Notifications can be sent when an approval, form submission or waiting stage starts. |
| Application submitted | Notifications can be sent when the user submits their application. |
| Application withdrawn | Notifications can be sent when a user withdraws their application. |

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