# Messages and notifications

> Message other traders, and keep track of what happens on your account.

Two icons in the header keep you up to date: **Messages** (an envelope) and **Notifications** (a bell). You need to be signed in to use either.

## Messages

Open **Messages** from the header to see your conversations. Conversations are one to one, between you and another trader who has a [public profile](/features/public-profile-and-pnl/).

The envelope shows a count of unread messages. In the conversation list, each conversation shows who started it ("You started this" or "They messaged you"), when the last message arrived, and its own unread count. Opening a conversation marks it as read.

Select a trader's name at the top of a conversation to open their profile. Messages can be up to 2,000 characters.

### Start a conversation

1. Open the trader's public profile.
2. Press **Message**.
3. Write your message and press **Send**.

If the trader charges for new conversations, the screen tells you the amount before you send, and the button reads **Pay and send**.

### Who pays

Each trader chooses their own price for a new conversation. Set yours in **Settings → Profile**, under **Message price**. You can choose **Free** or enter an amount in dollars and press **Set**. The price is paid to you, the person being contacted.

- The price is paid once, by whoever starts the conversation, when the first message is sent.
- Replying is always free, for both of you. So is every later message in that conversation.
- The payment goes to the other trader. Doxa does not take a share of it.
- The payment is not refunded.
- If the trader changes their price while you are writing, your message is not sent and you are asked to confirm the new amount.

Your payment is taken from your Doxa balance, so you need enough available balance to cover the price.

In **Settings → Profile** you can also turn off **Open to new messages**. When it is off, nobody new can start a conversation with you. Existing conversations are unaffected. Turning your profile private means you can no longer be messaged, and you cannot reply in a conversation with a trader whose profile is private.

## Notifications

The bell shows a dot when you have unread notifications. Open it to see your recent notifications, newest first. Select one to mark it as read. If it relates to something in particular, such as an order, selecting it takes you there. The list has three tabs:

- **All:** everything.
- **Trading:** order and position updates.
- **Funds:** deposits and withdrawals.

Use the controls at the top of the panel to mark everything as read, delete everything, or open your notification settings.

New notifications appear straight away, without reloading the page.

### What you are notified about

- **Orders:** a fill, a partial fill, an order closed without filling, a market order whose outcome is being confirmed or is settled, and a warning when an order filled at a worse price than shown. Skipped or rejected copy trades also show up here.
- **Deposits:** when one is detected and when it is confirmed.
- **Withdrawals:** when one is approved and sent, when it is confirmed, and if it fails.
- **Alerts:** price alerts, and trades by [wallets you track](/features/wallet-tracker/).
- **Points and referrals:** when you earn points, and when someone you referred trades.
- **Announcements:** messages from the Doxa team.

### Choose which ones pop up

Open **Settings → Notifications** to choose which categories show a pop-up while you are using Doxa: **Trades**, **Deposits**, **Withdrawals**, **Alerts**, **System**, **Points** and **Referrals**. Each one has its own switch.

Turning a category off only silences the pop-up. Every notification still appears in the bell.

You can also receive notifications in Telegram. See [Telegram bot and mini app](/features/telegram-bot/).