# Subscribe to an Issue

This page shows how to subscribe to and unsubscribe from an
[issue](https://developers.google.com/issue-tracker/concepts/issues) in Google Issue Tracker.

You can subscribe to an issue by:

- Adding your email address, the email address of another user, or a mailing list to the issue's **CC** field
- Checking the **CC Me** option when you comment on an issue
- Starring the issue

## Subscribe using the CC field

Email addresses in the **CC** field receive
[notifications](https://developers.google.com/issue-tracker/guides/set-notification-preferences) when a change is made to
the issue until you [unsubscribe](https://developers.google.com/issue-tracker/guides/subscribe#unsubscribe). You must have **Edit Issues**
[permission](https://developers.google.com/issue-tracker/concepts/access-control) for the component that contains the
issue to add an email address to the **CC** field.

To subscribe to an issue using the **CC** field:

1. [Open Issue Tracker](https://developers.google.com/issue-tracker/guides/access-ui) in your web browser.

2. Navigate to the issue or [search](https://developers.google.com/issue-tracker/concepts/searches) for it.

3. Click **CC me** in the right-hand **Issue Fields** panel to add your own
   email address or click **Add** and enter another email address.

   ![](https://developers.google.com/issue-tracker/images/public/subscribe.png)

## Subscribe while commenting

By default, commenting on an issue does not cause you to receive
[notifications](https://developers.google.com/issue-tracker/guides/set-notification-preferences). If you want to
subscribe to an issue when you comment on it, check the **CC Me** option below
the comment box.

To subscribe to an issue when you comment on it:

1. [Open Issue Tracker](https://developers.google.com/issue-tracker/guides/access-ui) in your web browser.

2. Navigate to the issue or [search](https://developers.google.com/issue-tracker/concepts/searches) for it.

3. Add your comment to the "Add a comment" box.

4. Below the comment box, check the **CC Me** option.

   ![](https://developers.google.com/issue-tracker/images/public/cc-me.png)

   This adds your email address to the **CC** field. You receive notifications
   when a change is made to the issue until you [unsubscribe](https://developers.google.com/issue-tracker/guides/subscribe#unsubscribe).

## Subscribe by starring an issue

Another way of subscribing to an issue is by starring it. When you star an
issue, you receive email notifications, but your email address does not appear
in the **CC** field, and it is not visible to other users.

Starring an issue also upvotes it, which can be an important signal for
prioritization.

To star an issue:

1. [Open Issue Tracker](https://developers.google.com/issue-tracker/guides/access-ui) in your web browser.

2. Navigate to the issue or [search](https://developers.google.com/issue-tracker/concepts/searches) for it.

3. Click the star icon next to the issue title.

   :star:
4. Click **Starred by me** in the left-hand navigation to view a list of
   starred issues:

   ![](https://developers.google.com/issue-tracker/images/public/starred-navigation.png)

## Unsubscribe from an issue

To unsubscribe from an issue:

1. [Open Issue Tracker](https://developers.google.com/issue-tracker/guides/access-ui) in your web browser.

2. Navigate to the issue.

3. Click the **X** icon in the right-hand **Issue Fields** panel next to the
   email address you want to remove. You can also click **Un-CC Me** to remove
   your own email address.

   ![](https://developers.google.com/issue-tracker/images/public/unsubscribe.png)

Removing users besides yourself from the CC list requires **Edit Issues**
permission. If you only have **Comment on Issues** permission, you will only be
able to unsubscribe yourself.

## What's next

- [Learn more about editing issues](https://developers.google.com/issue-tracker/guides/edit-issue-ui)