Subscribe to an Issue
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This page shows how to subscribe to and unsubscribe from an issue
in Google Issue Tracker.
You can subscribe to an issue by:
- Adding your email address, the email address of another user, or a mailing
list to the issue's CCfield
- Checking the CC Meoption when you comment on an issue
- Starring the issue
Subscribe using the CC field
Email addresses in the CCfield receive notifications
when a change is made to
the issue until you unsubscribe
. You must have Edit Issues permission
for the component that contains the
issue to add an email address to the CCfield.
To subscribe to an issue using the CCfield:
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Open Issue Tracker
in your web browser.
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Navigate to the issue or search
for it.
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Click CC mein the right-hand Issue Fieldspanel to add your own
email address or click Addand enter another email address.
By default, commenting on an issue does not cause you to receive notifications
. If you want to
subscribe to an issue when you comment on it, check the CC Meoption below
the comment box.
To subscribe to an issue when you comment on it:
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Open Issue Tracker
in your web browser.
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Navigate to the issue or search
for it.
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Add your comment to the "Add a comment" box.
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Below the comment box, check the CC Meoption.
This adds your email address to the CCfield. You receive notifications
when a change is made to the issue until you unsubscribe
.
Subscribe by starring an issue
Another way of subscribing to an issue is by starring it. When you star an
issue, you receive email notifications, but your email address does not appear
in the CCfield, and it is not visible to other users.
Starring an issue also upvotes it, which can be an important signal for
prioritization.
To star an issue:
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Open Issue Tracker
in your web browser.
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Navigate to the issue or search
for it.
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Click the star icon next to the issue title.
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Click Starred by mein the left-hand navigation to view a list of
starred issues:
Unsubscribe from an issue
To unsubscribe from an issue:
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Open Issue Tracker
in your web browser.
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Navigate to the issue.
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Click the Xicon in the right-hand Issue Fieldspanel next to the
email address you want to remove. You can also click Un-CC Meto remove
your own email address.
Removing users besides yourself from the CC list requires Edit Issuespermission. If you only have Comment on Issuespermission, you will only be
able to unsubscribe yourself.
What's next
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Last updated 2025-02-21 UTC.
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