Cannot view unread notifications

[photino]

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It says that I have 3 unread notifications, but I cannot view them. So it is impossible for me to mark them as done. :frow

[Exodus2004]

Hi there! 😊 I know how annoying this is—seeing "3 unread notifications" but not being able to see them. Happens to me sometimes too! Here’s the fix:

Just open GitHub in an incognito window (Chrome: Ctrl+Shift+N, Firefox: Ctrl+Shift+P, Safari: Cmd+Shift+N). Log in, go straight to your notifications page , and you’ll magically see them! ✨

Why? Sometimes your regular browser gets "stuck" with old data. Incognito mode gives GitHub a fresh start—like shaking out a crumpled map! 🗺️

Once you see them, click the ⋮ (three dots) next to each notification and hit "Mark as done". Poof—gone!

You’re all set! If it still acts up, just reply here—I’ll help you sort it out. 😄

(P.S. If this clears the mystery, marking it as accepted helps others stuck like you! 🌟)

[photino]

Thanks! I opened GitHub in an incognito window, but I still cannot see the notifications.

[photino]

[Exodus2004]

Thanks! I opened GitHub in an incognito window, but I still cannot see the notifications.

oh! try visiting this website while your account is still logged in https://github.com/settings/notifications?query=is%3Aunread make sure that everything is working fine.

[rushter]

I've the same problem, since I got spammed via issues. They got automatically removed by Github, and I can't mark them as read.

[ktodua]

Hi! 👋 This might be a caching issue or a bug with how GitHub is displaying notification counts. Here are a few steps you can try to resolve it:

1. Clear your browser cache and refresh the page.
2. Go to your GitHub notifications page directly: https://github.com/notifications
3. Use the filter: is:unread to try to force-show any hidden ones.
4. Try logging in from an incognito/private window to rule out browser extensions causing conflicts.
5. If the count still shows unread notifications that don’t exist, you can try marking all notifications as read:

• Click on the “Mark all as read” button on the notifications page.

If none of this works, it may be a backend issue on GitHub's side. In that case, you can report it directly via GitHub Support
.

[rushter]

This helped me to get rid of them https://github.com/orgs/community/discussions/174310#discussioncomment-14474599

[photino]

Thanks! I deleted them using the API 😄

[Eilon]

This worked for me! Thank you!

[ylazy]

Worked for me! Thanks!

[rodsotdia]

Thanks! Works perfectly

[st1vms]

I'm affected too: https://github.com/orgs/community/discussions/174740

Tried the resolutions steps (using also the API with a token), but didn't worked for me.

[photino]

Did you try to create a classical token? See https://github.com/orgs/community/discussions/174310#discussioncomment-14475149

[bamjun]

https://github.com/orgs/community/discussions/174283#discussioncomment-14527039

you can use this

uvx fown auth login

uvx fown noti delete -r