# Notifications

Notification actions alert your team members directly inside the system. Unlike emails (which go to an inbox), notifications show up as pop-up alerts, appear in the notification center bell icon, or create to-do items on someone's task list.

These are great for internal communication — things your team needs to see quickly without digging through their email.

## Steps

1. **Drag a notification action onto the canvas** — There are three types in the actions section of the left sidebar:
   * **Send Notification** — Creates a notification in the bell icon and shows a pop-up.
   * **System Notification** — Creates an alert in the notification center.
   * **Create ToDo** — Creates a to-do task on someone's task list.
2. **Click the block to configure it.**
3. **Choose who should see it** — Enter the user's email address or use a dynamic field. You can notify multiple people by separating addresses with commas.
4. **Write the message** — Describe what happened and what they need to do. Use dynamic fields to include relevant details (e.g., "Sales Order {{name}} needs your review").
5. **Set a title (optional)** — Add a short title that appears in the notification list.
6. **Connect the block** — Draw a line from the previous block to this one.

![notification types comparison](/files/KfwkacZxZdRDuUliyKk5)

## Which notification type should I use?

| Type                | Best for                                      | Where it shows up                    |
| ------------------- | --------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------ |
| Send Notification   | Urgent alerts someone needs to see right away | Pop-up on screen + notification bell |
| System Notification | Informational updates                         | Notification bell                    |
| Create ToDo         | Tasks that need to be completed               | The user's to-do list                |

## Related pages

* [What Are Actions?](/workflow-automation/workflow-builder/actions.md)
* [Send Email](/workflow-automation/workflow-builder/actions/send-email.md)
* [Assign To](/workflow-automation/workflow-builder/actions/assign-to.md)


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