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title: Watching
intro: The Watching API lets users subscribe to notifications for activity in a repository.
versions:
  fpt: '*'
  ghes: '*'
  ghae: '*'
  ghec: '*'
topics:
  - API
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## About the Watching API

The Watching API lets users subscribe to notifications for activity in a repository. To bookmark a repository instead, see "[Starring](/rest/reference/activity#starring)."