--- title: "List of email notifications" slug: "list-of-email-notifications" tags: ["Reference", "Totara Platform"] updated: 2026-08-13T16:01:41Z published: 2026-08-13T16:01:41Z canonical: "totara.help/list-of-email-notifications" --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://totara.help/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # List of email notifications The following are the standard messages that can be sent out by email - these can be disabled using message output settings: *Quick-access menu > Plugins > Message outputs > Default message outputs* | **Feature** | **Output name** | **Notes** | **Recipients** | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Assignment | Assignment notifications | Sent when an assignment has been submitted. Totara Learn only. | Trainers. | | Feedback | Feedback notifications | Sent as part of a feedback activity in a course. Totara Learn only. | Trainer, Feedback administrator. | | Feedback reminder | Sent as part of a feedback activity in a course. Totara Learn only. | Learner feedback activity non-responders. | | Forum | Subscribed forum posts | Sent when a new post is created in a forum to which the user is subscribed. Totara Learn only. | Anyone subscribed to a forum. | | Subscribed forum digests | Totara Learn only. | Anyone subscribed to a forum. | | Lesson | Lesson essay graded notification | Sent when a user's lesson essay is graded by a Trainer. Totara Learn only. | Learner. | | Performance activity | Performance activity notifications | Totara Perform only. See [Performance activity notifications](/totara-20/docs/performance-activity-notifications) for information on using the new notification system. | Performance activity participants. | | Performance activity reminders | Totara Perform only. | Performance activity participants. | | Quiz | Notification of quiz submissions | Message that a Learner has submitted a quiz. Totara Learn only. | Roles where this [capability](https://totara.help/totara-20/docs/capability-overview) (mod/quiz:emailnotifysubmission) is **Allow.** Note: All roles have this capability as **Not set** by default | | Confirmation of your own quiz submissions | Notice your quiz was successfully submitted. Totara Learn only. | Roles where this [capability](https://totara.help/totara-20/docs/capability-overview) (mod/quiz:emailconfirmsubmission) is **Allow.** Note: All roles have this capability as **Not set** by default | | Warning when your quiz attempt becomes overdue | Time limit for quiz has been reached. Totara Learn only. | Roles where this [capability](http://Catalogue) (mod/quiz:emailwarnoverdue) is **Allow.** Note: All roles have this capability as **Not set** by default | | System | Notices about minor problems | Notice a minor error has occurred. | Site Administrators. | | Important errors with the site | Notice a major error has occurred. | Site Administrators. | | Available update notifications | Notice of new releases of Totara code. | Site Administrators. | | Backup notifications | Automated backup schedule run completed. | Site Administrators. | | Course creation request notification | Notice a course has been requested. Totara Learn only. | Defined in *Quick-access menu > Courses > Course request > Course request notification.* | | Course creation request approval notification | Notice a requested course has been approved. Totara Learn only. | Defined in *Quick-access menu > Courses > Course request > Course request notification.* | | Course creation request rejection notification | Notice a requested course has been rejected. Totara Learn only. | Defined in *Quick-access menu > Courses > Course request > Course request notification.* | | Badge recipient notifications | Notice that badge has been awarded. | User who is awarded a badge. | | Badge creator notifications | Notify creator of a badge when it is awarded to someone. | User who created the badge. | | Comment posted on a learning plan | Totara Learn only. | Learning plan subject. | | Comment posted on a skill | Totara Learn only. | Learner and manager. | | Workspace | New items added to workspace library | Sent when a user adds a new content item (e.g. resources or playlists) to the workspace library. Totara Learn only. | Workspace owner. | | Member request accepted | Sent to the user when their request to join the workspace is accepted. Totara Learn only. | User requesting to join a workspace. | | Comments on discussion posts | Sent to the creator of the discussion post when another user comments on it. Totara Learn only. | Discussion creator. | | Request to join private workspace | Sent to the workspace owner when a user requests to join the workspace. Totara Learn only. | Workspace owner. | | User has been added to a workspace | Sent to users when they are added to a workspace by the workspace owner. Totara Learn only. | Workspace users. | | Workspace ownership has been transferred | Sent to the new workspace owner when workspace ownership is transferred. Totara Learn only. | New workspace owner. | | Survey | Survey votes | Sent to the creator of a survey when users vote on the survey. Totara Learn only. | Survey creator. | | Manual enrolments | Manual enrolment expiry notifications | Totara Learn only. | Manual enrolees. | | PayPal | PayPal enrolment messages | Totara Learn only. | PayPal enrolees. | | Self enrolment | Self enrolment expiry notifications | Totara Learn only. | Either: - Enroller only - Enroller and enrolled user | | Inbound message configuration | Message to confirm that an inbound message came from you | - | Message recipient. | | Warning when an inbound message could not be processed | - | Site Administrators. | | Confirmation that a message was successfully processed | - | Site Administrators. | | Event monitor | Notifications of rule subscriptions | Notice of events that have a rule triggered. | Site Administrators. | | Skills | Sync assigned users finished | Totara Perform only. | Site Administrators. | | No longer proficient | Totara Perform only. | The user who has lost proficiency in the skill. | | Content marketplace | Content marketplace feature notification | Totara Learn only. | Site Administrators. | | Totara core | Notifications on mentions | Sent when the user has been mentioned (tagged) in a comment or post. | Tagged/mentioned user. | | Library | Comments on your resources | Sent to the user when another user comments on their resource. Totara Learn only. | Resource creator. | | Replies on your resources | Sent to the user when another user replies to a comment on their resource. Totara Learn only. | Resource creator. | | New items shared with you | Sent to the user when a new user-generated content item (e.g. a resource or playlist) is shared with them. Totara Learn only. | Authenticated users. | | Resource 'likes' | Sent to the creator of a content item when another user likes the content. Totara Learn only. | Resource creator. | | Totara messages | Alert notifications | Appears with the Alerts block. | All users. | | Task notifications | Appears with the Tasks block. | All users. | | Playlist | Playlist ratings | Sent when a playlist you have created receives a rating. Totara Learn only. | Playlist creator. | | Comments on your playlists | Sent when another user comments on your playlist. Totara Learn only. | Playlist creator. | | Replies on your playlists | Sent when another user replies to your comment on a playlist. Totara Learn only. | Playlist creator. | | Inappropriate content | Inappropriate content removed | Sent when a Site Administrator removes inappropriate user-created content. Totara Learn only. | Creator of content that has been removed. | | User data management | Manual user data purge finished | - | Site Administrators. | | Export of own user data finished | - | Site Administrators. | Join the [Totara Community](https://totara.community/) for more resources to help you get the most out of Totara. © Copyright 2026 Totara Learning Solutions. All rights reserved.