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# List Notifications

> Retrieves the list of unread notifications for the authenticated user, sorted by timestamp descending.



## OpenAPI

````yaml GET /auth/get-notifications
openapi: 3.0.0
info:
  title: ClosedVPN API
  version: 1.1.0
  description: >
    API for managing authentication, organizations, members, VPN configurations,

    certificates and usage reporting for the ClosedVPN platform.


    The VPN capability previously delivered through the OneFirewall Application

    (`https://app.onefirewall.com/api/v1/vpn`) now runs on ClosedVPN and is
    served

    from `https://closedvpn.io`. The legacy OneFirewall VPN endpoints are
    deprecated

    and replaced by the operations documented here.


    Most endpoints require a Personal Access Token (PAT), sent as

    `Authorization: Bearer <pat>`. To obtain one, sign in through the magic link

    flow (`/auth/send-magic-link` then `/auth/verify-magic-link`, neither of
    which

    requires prior authentication) and then call `/auth/generate-pat`, or create
    the

    token from the Profile page in the web application. The plaintext token is
    shown

    only once and is stored as a bcrypt hash, so it cannot be recovered later.
  contact:
    name: OneFirewall Alliance
    url: https://closedvpn.io
    email: support@onefirewall.com
servers:
  - url: https://closedvpn.io
    description: Production server
security: []
tags:
  - name: Authentication
    description: Magic link sign-in, session validation and sign-out.
  - name: Profile
    description: Read and update the authenticated user's profile.
  - name: Personal Access Tokens
    description: Create, list and revoke Personal Access Tokens used for API access.
  - name: Organizations
    description: Create, update, list, select and delete organizations.
  - name: Members
    description: Add members to an organization, change their role and remove them.
  - name: VPN Certificates
    description: Issue and download the OpenVPN client profile for a member.
  - name: VPN Configurations
    description: Manage VPN server configurations and run their predefined commands.
  - name: VPN Exit Nodes
    description: List the VPN exit nodes available to the caller.
  - name: Statistics
    description: Connection status, traffic reporting and threat prevention metrics.
  - name: Notifications
    description: Read in-app notifications and mark them as read.
  - name: Activity Logs
    description: Retrieve the caller's recent activity.
paths:
  /auth/get-notifications:
    get:
      tags:
        - Notifications
      summary: Retrieve unread notifications
      description: >-
        Retrieves the list of unread notifications for the authenticated user,
        sorted by timestamp descending.
      operationId: getNotifications
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Notifications retrieved successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  messages:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/NotificationMessage'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized (invalid or missing PAT)
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  message:
                    type: string
                    example: Unauthorized
        '500':
          description: Internal server error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  message:
                    type: string
                    example: Error fetching notifications
      security:
        - bearerAuth: []
components:
  schemas:
    NotificationMessage:
      type: object
      properties:
        _id:
          type: string
          example: 60c72b2f5f1b2c001c8e4b1c
        sender:
          type: object
          nullable: true
          description: Null for system-generated notifications
          properties:
            email:
              type: string
              format: email
              example: john@example.com
            name:
              type: string
              example: john
            avatar:
              type: string
              example: JD
        message:
          type: string
          example: Jane Owner added you to "My Org" as member.
        timestamp:
          type: integer
          format: int64
          description: Unix epoch milliseconds
          example: 1735689600000
        read:
          type: boolean
          example: false
        type:
          type: string
          example: info
        data:
          type: object
          properties:
            orgId:
              type: string
              example: 60c72b2f5f1b2c001c8e4b1a
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: PAT
      description: >
        Personal Access Token (PAT) passed in the Authorization header (e.g.,
        `Bearer <pat>`) for authenticated API requests. PATs are generated via
        `/auth/generate-pat` after authenticating through the magic link flow.

````