Subscription methods
Different status page types support different subscription methods:User self-service subscription
Email subscription (public status pages)
When a visitor enters an email address on a public status page, the system sends a confirmation email. The confirmation email is valid for 5 minutes; after expiration, the visitor must resubmit.1
Enter email address
The visitor enters their email address in the subscription area at the bottom of the status page.
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Choose subscription scope
Select whether to subscribe to all updates, or only updates for specific components or events.
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Confirm subscription
The visitor clicks the confirmation link in the received email to complete the subscription.
If the visitor changes their subscription scope before confirming, the system updates the pending subscription content without sending a new confirmation email.
IM subscription (internal status pages)
Internal organization users can receive event push notifications through their linked IM integrations (Feishu/Lark, Dingtalk, WeCom, Slack) after accessing the internal status page. IM subscriptions do not require email confirmation.RSS/Atom subscription (public status pages)
Every public status page automatically exposes an event feed in both RSS and Atom formats, so visitors can subscribe to updates through any RSS reader (Feedly, Inoreader, etc.) or automation tool. Feeds are anonymous — no account or email confirmation is required. Each public status page serves the following four URLs. They return identical content; thehistory.* pair exists as an alias so that Atlassian Statuspage subscribers can migrate without changing their feed URLs:
{page-url} is the public URL of the status page — either the custom domain (for example https://status.example.com) or the default Flashduty-assigned URL.
Feed contents follow these rules:
- Includes events published within the last 90 days (both incidents and maintenance), up to 50 items, ordered by start time descending
- Only visible component impacts appear in the feed: components or sections marked as hidden are filtered out
- Each item’s
<updated>timestamp reflects the most recent timeline update, so readers can detect new activity on refresh - Responses support
ETag/If-None-Matchand return304 Not Modifiedwhen nothing has changed
Feeds are available for public status pages only. Requesting a feed URL for an internal or non-existent page returns
404 Not Found. For internal pages, use IM integrations instead.Subscription scope
Subscribers can flexibly choose their subscription scope:
When “All updates” is selected, component-level and event-level subscription settings are ignored — the subscriber receives all notifications.
Administrator subscription management
Subscription settings
On the Subscriptions page of the status page settings, Enable subscriptions is a page-level master switch: it controls email subscriptions for public status pages and IM subscriptions for internal status pages. When it is off, the system does not push notifications to subscribers even if “Notify subscribers” is checked when publishing an event. Usage rules for subscription notifications:- Email (public status pages): event notification emails count toward the Flashduty account’s email quota. For Free plan accounts, event notification emails stop being sent once the quota is exceeded. For paid plan accounts, emails beyond the quota are billed separately, and notifications stop only when the account is in arrears.
- IM (internal status pages): event notifications count toward the API call quota of the corresponding IM platform; when the IM platform’s API quota is exceeded, notifications stop being sent. API call limits usually depend on the IM platform pricing plan your organization uses.
View subscribers
In the Subscriber List section of the Subscriptions page in the status page settings, administrators can view the current subscriber list and filter by component. The list supports pagination and displays each subscriber’s email address (or user ID), subscription method, and subscribed components.Bulk import
Administrators can bulk import subscribers, useful for migration scenarios or pre-configuring subscriptions for specific user groups. The following fields are required for import:Subscriptions imported by administrators do not require email confirmation and take effect immediately. Importing a subscription for the same recipient replaces that recipient’s previous subscription settings.
Export subscribers
Administrators can export the subscriber list, including each subscriber’s recipient address, subscription method, and subscribed components.Subscriber self-management
Each subscriber has a unique manage token that allows them to self-manage their subscription:- View current subscription: See which components and events they are subscribed to
- Modify subscription scope: Change subscribed components or events
- Unsubscribe: Completely opt out of the subscription
One-click unsubscribe from the mail client
Event change-notification emails also carry the RFC 8058List-Unsubscribe and List-Unsubscribe-Post headers. Mainstream webmail clients — Gmail, Apple Mail, Outlook, Yahoo — render a native “Unsubscribe” button at the top of the message. When a subscriber clicks it, the mail client issues a one-shot POST to Flashduty and the subscription is removed immediately.