{"id":5726,"date":"2023-05-29T07:00:10","date_gmt":"2023-05-29T07:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.process.st\/help\/docs\/workflow-subscription\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T13:53:44","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T13:53:44","slug":"workflow-subscription","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/www.process.st\/help\/docs\/workflow-subscription\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Subscribe to Workflows or Workflow Runs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you find yourself wanting to know every detail about what&#8217;s happening with a particular process, you can subscribe to workflows and workflow runs.<\/p>\n<p>This means that you will receive extra\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.process.st\/help\/docs\/email-notifications\/\">email notifications<\/a>\u00a0for every update or activity that happens during that process.<\/p>\n<h4>This is useful when<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>You have time-sensitive workflow runs and want minute-by-minute updates of what&#8217;s happening<\/li>\n<li>You want to see when a particular process has been updated so that you can check the revisions<\/li>\n<li>You are waiting for an update from a client, and want to know exactly when they check off tasks and attach an important file<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><i>Users: Administrators and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.process.st\/help\/docs\/what-is-a-full-member\/\">Builders<\/a> can subscribe to Workflows. All <a href=\"https:\/\/www.process.st\/help\/docs\/user-permissions\/\">users<\/a> (except Anonymous) can subscribe to Workflow Runs.\u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<h4>Subscribing to a\u00a0<strong>workflow<\/strong>\u00a0will notify you when:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>The workflow is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.process.st\/help\/docs\/archive-templates\/\">archived<\/a> or unarchived<\/li>\n<li>Anyone <a href=\"https:\/\/www.process.st\/help\/docs\/editing-templates\/\">edits<\/a> the workflow<\/li>\n<li>Any workflow runs from that workflow are updated to a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.process.st\/help\/docs\/editing-templates\/\">newer version<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Any workflow runs created from the workflow are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.process.st\/help\/docs\/completed-checklists\/\">completed<\/a>, created, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.process.st\/help\/docs\/archiving\/\">archived<\/a> or unarchived<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Subscribing to a\u00a0<strong>workflow run<\/strong>\u00a0will notify you when:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Tasks are checked or unchecked<\/li>\n<li>Anyone <a href=\"https:\/\/www.process.st\/help\/docs\/comments\/\">comments<\/a> on the workflow run<\/li>\n<li>Any comment <a href=\"https:\/\/www.process.st\/help\/docs\/comment-attachments\/\">attachments<\/a> are added<\/li>\n<li>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.process.st\/help\/docs\/completed-checklists\/\">workflow run is completed<\/a> or reactivated<\/li>\n<li>A workflow run is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.process.st\/help\/docs\/archiving\/\">archived<\/a> or unarchived<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> If your process is very active and you do not want numerous email notifications, subscribing may not be the best option for you. See <a href=\"https:\/\/www.process.st\/help\/task-assignments-due-dates\/\">Task Assignments &amp; Due Dates<\/a> instead.<\/p>\n<p>If you complete tasks or runs in workflows or runs to which you have subscribed, you will not be notified of your own activity. You will only be notified of activities by other users.<\/p>\n<h2>Subscribe to a workflow<\/h2>\n<p>Start by clicking your workflow&#8217;s name in your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.process.st\/help\/docs\/library\/\">Library<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Next, click the &#8220;<strong>three dots<\/strong>&#8221; in the top-right corner and finish by clicking the &#8220;<strong>Subscribe<\/strong>&#8221; button, as shown below.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15808\" src=\"https:\/\/www.process.st\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/subscribe-to-workflow.gif\" alt=\"subscribe to workflow\" width=\"100%\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A green tick will now be displayed next to the Subscribe button. This is also how to tell if you&#8217;re already subscribed to a workflow.<\/p>\n<p>To unsubscribe, click the Subscribe button again.<\/p>\n<h2>Subscribe to a workflow run<\/h2>\n<p>Open the workflow run you would like to subscribe to by clicking its name in your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.process.st\/help\/docs\/reports\/\">Reports<\/a> dashboard. Expand the right-hand menu and click the subscribe button, as shown below.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15807\" src=\"https:\/\/www.process.st\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/subscribe-to-workflow-run.gif\" alt=\"subscribe to workflow run\" width=\"100%\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A green tick will be displayed next to the Subscribe button. 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