§21 NOTIFICATIONS¶
OVERVIEW¶
The Notifications page is the inbox for every push surface in Tapeboard. Every triggered event lands here — newest first, one row per event. Set alert rules in /settings/alerts, configure the scanner in /scanner, and manage simulator fills in /simulator; this page is consumption-only.
Path: /notifications
Tier: Free — the inbox is universal; gating occurs at the source feature, not the inbox itself.
Note
Read-state syncs to your account. Mark a row read on one device and it is read on all devices. The unread badge in the sidebar refreshes on a short polling interval and may lag the inbox by up to ~30 seconds.
FEATURES¶
Notification Kinds¶
Five event kinds land in the inbox. Each is identified by a colored chip.
| Kind | Color | Source |
|---|---|---|
alert |
Amber | Price, percent, volume, or VIX triggers from /settings/alerts |
scanner |
Green | Scanner-hit pushes from /scanner |
sim_fill |
Indigo | Simulator order fills from /simulator |
economic |
Pink | Economic-calendar releases |
options_flow |
Cyan | Unusual-options-activity detections |
Row Fields¶
| Field | Notes |
|---|---|
id |
Server-generated row identifier |
kind |
One of the five kinds listed above |
title |
Short headline — e.g. AAPL crossed $200 |
body |
One- or two-line context — e.g. Last 200.15, threshold 200.00, repeating: yes |
url |
Click-through destination — optional; some rows are read-only |
symbol |
Ticker if applicable; null for market-wide rows |
read_at |
ISO timestamp or null — drives the unread chip and row background color |
created_at |
ISO timestamp; the primary sort key |
Click-Through Destinations¶
| Kind | Destination |
|---|---|
alert |
/charts?symbol=XYZ |
sim_fill |
/simulator |
options_flow |
/options-flow |
scanner |
/scanner |
economic |
Read-only; no navigation |
Limits and Retention¶
| Property | Detail |
|---|---|
| Page load | Up to 200 newest rows; older history loads on scroll |
| Retention | Indefinite — no automatic expiration |
| Deletion | Per-row trash icon, or bulk Clear |
| History recovery | None — Clear is destructive and irreversible |
Note
economic and options_flow are newer kinds. Older account history will contain only alert, scanner, and sim_fill rows.
HOW TO USE¶
Reading the Inbox¶
- Open
/notifications. The page loads the 200 newest entries. - The header displays a Bell icon, the page title, an N UNREAD chip when unread rows exist, and two action buttons: Mark all read and Clear.
- Use the filter chip row to narrow by kind: All, Alert, Scanner, Fill, Economic, Options.
- Click any row to open it. If a click-through URL exists, the click navigates to the destination and marks the row read simultaneously.
Marking and Deleting¶
- Mark all read — marks every unread row read at once. The button disappears when the unread count reaches zero.
- Trash icon (per row) — deletes that single notification. The row is removed from the inbox; the underlying rule is untouched and will re-fire if its condition triggers again.
- Clear — removes every row in the inbox after a confirmation prompt. Destructive and not reversible. Underlying alert rules are untouched and will re-populate the inbox on the next trigger.
Tip
Use the inbox as an end-of-session sweep. Filter by kind, click into the rows that matter, and use Clear to reset before the next session. Pre-market, check economic rows for overnight calendar releases before the open.
Related Settings¶
| Setting | Location |
|---|---|
| Alert rules | /settings/alerts |
| Scanner triggers | /scanner |
| Simulator fills | /simulator |
| Browser / OS push notifications | Settings › Push Notifications |
| Quiet hours | Settings › Quiet Hours |
Note
Browser push notifications are a separate channel from the inbox. An inbox row is always written regardless of whether the OS-level push succeeded. Notifications generated inside a configured quiet-hours window still land in the inbox but skip the device push.
KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS¶
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| None defined | — |
Tip
There is no keyboard shortcut to open /notifications directly. Navigate to it via the sidebar bell icon or by typing the path into the address bar.
TROUBLESHOOTING¶
A deleted notification reappeared.
Deleting a notification does not disarm the underlying rule. If the alert has repeating: true and the condition crosses again, a new row is written. To stop re-firing, delete the rule in /settings/alerts, not the notification.
Clear removed a notification I needed.
There is no undo. The inbox row is permanently deleted. The underlying alert rule is intact and will fire again the next time the condition triggers, but the historical row cannot be recovered.
The body shows Last 200.15, threshold 200.00 but the chart price is now below the threshold.
Alerts fire on the cross, not on a holding condition. The price moved through the threshold at the moment the notification was written; subsequent price movement does not alter or retract the notification.