# Set Up TestOwl Run Notifications

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TestOwl tells you when something about your project needs attention — a trial that is ending, an execution quota running low, a paused schedule, a payment problem — through the notification bell and, for important events, by email.
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## The notification bell

The **bell** in the top bar shows notifications for the project you have open. A badge on the bell counts what you haven't seen yet. Notifications are delivered live, so you don't need to refresh the page.

Click the bell to open your feed. From there you can:

- Read each notification's title and message, and see when it arrived.
- **Mark all read** — opening the feed already marks everything as seen and clears the badge.
- **Dismiss** a notification with the × button. Dismissed items move to your history.
- Open **History** (the clock icon) to see everything from roughly the last **30 days**, grouped by date, including dismissed items.

When a new warning or critical notification arrives while you're working, TestOwl also shows a short pop-up message so you don't miss it.

## Severity

Every notification has a severity, shown by its colour and icon:

| Severity | Meaning |
| --- | --- |
| **Info** | Good to know — no action needed. |
| **Warning** | Something needs attention soon, such as a trial that is about to end. |
| **Critical** | Something is blocking your work now, such as a project that has become read-only. |

Critical notifications can't be dismissed. They stay in your feed and **clear automatically once the problem is resolved** — for example, when you choose a plan for a read-only project.

## What TestOwl notifies you about

### Plan and usage

| Event | Severity | Also emailed |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Your free trial is ending (a few days before) | Warning | Yes |
| Your free trial has ended | Critical | Yes |
| Action needed to keep a project active (a project from before the pricing change is nearing the end of its complimentary access) | Warning | Yes |
| That complimentary access has ended and the project is now read-only | Critical | Yes |
| We've updated our plans (announcement for existing projects) | Info | No |
| You've used most of this period's execution quota | Warning | No |
| You've used all of this period's execution quota | Warning | Yes |
| A schedule was paused because the quota was reached | Warning | Yes |
| A paused schedule is running again | Info | No |

### Billing

Billing notifications are sent to the project **Owner** only, because they involve payment details.

| Event | Severity |
| --- | --- |
| Your subscription is active | Info |
| Your plan renews soon | Info |
| A payment failed | Warning |
| Payment is still needed to keep your project active | Warning |
| Your subscription has ended | Warning |
| Your plan change is scheduled / has been applied | Info |
| Your discount ends soon | Info |
| A custom plan is ready for you / was withdrawn | Info |
| Your custom plan is waiting for payment | Warning |

Billing notifications are also emailed to the Owner. See [Billing & Subscriptions](/docs/team-and-account/billing).

### Schedules

When a [scheduled run](/docs/running-and-results/schedules) fails, is missed, only partly starts, or a schedule is paused or resumed, TestOwl sends an **email** to the project's Owners and Admins.

## Who receives notifications

Unless a notification is billing-related (Owner only), it goes to the project's **Owners and Admins**. Editors and Viewers don't receive plan or schedule notifications.

## Next steps

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:::card{title="Plans & Usage" href="/docs/team-and-account/plans-and-usage"}
Understand trials, quotas, and plan limits.
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:::card{title="Scheduling Runs" href="/docs/running-and-results/schedules"}
Learn what triggers schedule alerts.
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:::card{title="Billing & Subscriptions" href="/docs/team-and-account/billing"}
See how payments, renewals, and invoices work.
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