# Notification A notification alerts a user that a specific action has taken place in NetBox, such as an object being modified or a background job completing. A notification may be generated via a user's [subscription](./subscription.md) to a particular object, or by an event rule targeting a [notification group](./notificationgroup.md) of which the user is a member. ## Fields ### User The recipient of the notification. ### Object The object to which the notification relates. ### Event Type The type of event indicated by the notification.