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title: Enable Virtual Agent notifications
description: Enable Virtual Agent notifications so that your end users can receive notifications in supported Virtual Agent channels.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/conversational-interfaces/virtual-agent/enable-va-notifications.html
release: australia
product: Virtual Agent
classification: virtual-agent
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
reading_time_minutes: 1
keywords: [Virtual Agent, notifications, channels]
breadcrumb: [Configuring Virtual Agent notifications, Configure, Virtual Agent, Conversational Interfaces]
---

# Enable Virtual Agent notifications

Enable Virtual Agent notifications so that your end users can receive notifications in supported Virtual Agent channels.

## Before you begin

Role required: virtual\_agent\_admin or admin

## Procedure

1.  Enable notifications for your users in the appropriate channel:

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Channel

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Description

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Enhanced chat

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The **sn\_nowassist\_va.nass\_notification\_enabled** system property defaults to `true` in System Properties \(sys\_properties.list\). This property enables Virtual Agent notifications to appear to users within the enhanced chat. For more information on setting up Virtual Agent notifications, see [Configure a delivery channel for Virtual Agent notification](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/conversational-interfaces/virtual-agent/configure-delivery-channel.md).

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Chat widget \(mweb\)

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1.  Navigate to **All** &gt; **Conversational Interfaces** &gt; **Settings**.
2.  Select **Virtual Agent**.
3.  Under **Notifications**, slide the **Use notifications** toggle switch to enable notifications.

\[Omitted image "va-settings-notif-enabled-switch.png"\] Alt text: Virtual Agent setting showing Use notifications toggle switch in inactive state.

**Note:** You can also change the notification text color and background in chat branding configurations. For details, see [Set up your Virtual Agent bot's branding](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/conversational-interfaces/ac-configure-chat-branding.md).

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Custom chat integration

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1.  Navigate to **All** and in the filter navigator, enter `sys_cs_channel.list`.
2.  In Messaging Channels, select the custom integration record to update.
3.  Select **Enable Notifications** to activate notifications.
4.  Select **Update**.
 For more information on configuring custom chat integrations, see[Creating conversational custom chat integrations in Virtual Agent](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/conversational-interfaces/virtual-agent/va-custom-adapter-framework.md).

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</table>    Notifications are sent to recipients via the Virtual Agent bot in the channels that you enabled.


**Parent Topic:**[Configuring Virtual Agent notifications](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/conversational-interfaces/virtual-agent/configuring-va-notifications.md)