Watch a Merge Request

You can set up a watch on a merge request and get email notifications when a reviewer adds a comment, a user updates files of the review branch, or a reviewer shares a feedback.

Here's how to subscribe to email notifications for merge request updates when you are a reviewer and when you are not:

Action	How To
Merge requests where you’re a reviewer	By default, you get email notifications of merge requests where you’re a reviewer. If you aren’t getting the email notifications, select the Merge Request updates and comments check box in your user preferences page. In the branding bar, click the user avatar, and select Preferences. Click the Notifications tab. Select the Merge Request updates and comments check box, if not selected. To the left of the User Preferences title, click Close to return to the last opened page.
Merge requests where you’re not a reviewer	Open the merge request. Click CC me. To stop watching, remove your name from the Watchers list.

Action

How To

Merge requests where you’re a reviewer

By default, you get email notifications of merge requests where you’re a reviewer. If you aren’t getting the email notifications, select the Merge Request updates and comments check box in your user preferences page.

In the branding bar, click the user avatar, and select Preferences.
Click the Notifications tab.
Select the Merge Request updates and comments check box, if not selected.
To the left of the User Preferences title, click Close to return to the last opened page.

Merge requests where you’re not a reviewer

Open the merge request.
Click CC me.

To stop watching, remove your name from the Watchers list.