---
title: "Open a notification"
description: "Marks a notification read and returns the link to the page and block it's about, if you can open that page now."
canonical_url: https://docs.markdrop.in/api/notifications/open-a-notification
last_updated: 2026-11-04
site: "Markdrop Docs"
index: https://docs.markdrop.in/llms.txt
---

# Open a notification

`POST https://api.markdrop.in/api/v1/notifications/{notification_id}/open`

Marks a notification read and returns the link to the page and block it's about, if you can open that page now.

- **Authentication:** API token required: `Authorization: Bearer mdk_…`.
- **Rate limit:** 120 per minute per IP address.

## Path parameters

- `notification_id` (string, required): The notification's `id`, from [List notifications](https://docs.markdrop.in/api/notifications/list-notifications).

## Responses

- `200`: OK.
- `401`: No token, or the token is revoked or mistyped.
- `403`: You can't open the page now, or it's gone.
- `422`: The request didn't validate. `detail` lists each problem, with where it is (`loc`) and why (`msg`).
- `429`: Too many requests from your IP address. Wait the seconds in `Retry-After`.

## Examples

**curl**

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.markdrop.in/api/v1/notifications/NOTIFICATION_ID/open \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $MARKDROP_TOKEN"
```

**JavaScript**

```javascript
const res = await fetch("https://api.markdrop.in/api/v1/notifications/NOTIFICATION_ID/open", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.MARKDROP_TOKEN}`,
  },
});
const data = await res.json();
```

**Python**

```python
import os

import requests

r = requests.post(
    "https://api.markdrop.in/api/v1/notifications/NOTIFICATION_ID/open",
    headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['MARKDROP_TOKEN']}"},
)
r.raise_for_status()
print(r.json())
```