# Notification bot

The Zulip notification bot automatically generates messages for
various organization level events, including:

* Stream settings changes such as [name](/help/rename-a-stream),
  [description](/help/change-the-stream-description),
  [permission](/help/stream-permissions) and
  [policy](/help/stream-sending-policy) updates (sent to the
  "stream events" topic)
* A topic being [resolved/unresolved](/help/resolve-a-topic)
* New public stream announcements (private streams are not announced)
* New user announcements

The notification bot also generates automated direct messages to
individual users for some user specific events, such as [being
subscribed to a stream][add-users-to-stream] by another user.

Additionally, when [moving messages to another stream][move-messages],
users can have the notification bot send automated notices to help
others find the moved content.

Organization administrators can configure where (and whether)
[new stream](#new-stream-announcements) and
[new user](#new-user-announcements) announcement messages are sent.

Stream messages sent by the notification bot (including the topic)
are translated into the language that the organization has configured
as the [organization language for automated messages and invitation
emails][org-lang]. Direct messages sent by the notification bot to
a user will use [their preferred language](/help/change-your-language).

## Configure notification bot

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### New stream announcements

You can configure where the Zulip notification bot
[announces][new-stream-options] new public streams, or disable the new
stream announcement messages entirely. The topic for these messages
is "new streams".

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{settings_tab|organization-settings}

1. Under **Automated messages and emails**, configure **New stream
   announcements**.

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### New user announcements

You can configure where the Zulip notification bot announces new users,
or disable the new user announcement messages entirely. The topic for
these messages is "signups".

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{settings_tab|organization-settings}

1. Under **Automated messages and emails**, configure **New user
   announcements**.

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### Zulip update announcements

Zulip announces new features and important product and design changes
via automated notifications sent to the "Zulip updates" topic in a
configurable stream.

You can configure where the Zulip notification bot sends these updates,
or disable the Zulip update messages entirely.

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{settings_tab|organization-settings}

1. Under **Automated messages and emails**, configure **Zulip update
   announcements**.

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## Related articles

* [Organization language for automated messages and invitation emails][org-lang]
* [Streams and topics](/help/streams-and-topics)

[add-users-to-stream]: /help/add-or-remove-users-from-a-stream#add-users-to-a-stream
[api-create-user]: https://zulip.com/api/create-user
[new-stream-options]: /help/create-a-stream#stream-options
[org-lang]: /help/configure-organization-language
[move-messages]: /help/move-content-to-another-stream