SharePoint Document Issues

How to Notify All SharePoint Page Owners About Comments

Khadija Khan Oct 16, 2026 869 views

Question details

The user wants to configure SharePoint so that all owners of a page receive an alert when a comment is posted.

How to Notify All SharePoint Page Owners About Comments

Product: SharePoint Online
Device & OS: not provided
Scenario: Managing interactions and tracking feedback on SharePoint pages with multiple owners.
Observed behavior: Currently, only the original page author and directly mentioned users receive automatic comment notifications, leaving other page owners unaware of new feedback.

Before you start

Confirm whether you have the necessary permissions in your Microsoft 365 environment to create custom Power Automate flows, as out-of-the-box SharePoint settings are limited.

Solution 1Recommended

Workaround: Use Power Automate to Send Notifications

Since SharePoint doesn't natively support this, you can build a custom automated flow to notify specific users.

SharePoint Online currently lacks a built-in toggle to alert all owners of a page when a new comment is posted. To bridge this gap, administrators often rely on Power Automate to create a customized alert system.

Access Power Automate

Create a Trigger

Choose 'Automated cloud flow' and search for a SharePoint trigger, such as monitoring the Site Pages library or querying the comments API for new entries.

Set Up Notification Actions

Add an action to 'Send an email (V2)' or 'Post a message in a chat or channel' targeting the specific page owners or a shared Teams channel.

Test the Flow

Save your flow and post a test comment on the SharePoint page to ensure the targeted owners successfully receive the alert.

Workaround: Use Power Automate to Send Notifications

Technical Guidance: Building a custom flow for page comments may require familiarity with the SharePoint REST API. Consider posting in the Microsoft Q&A Community with the 'Office-sp' tag for specific implementation guidance.

Solution 2

Submit a Feature Request to Microsoft

Voice your need for built-in page owner notifications on the official SharePoint Feedback Community.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who receives SharePoint page comment notifications by default?

By default, SharePoint only sends automatic email notifications to the original author of the page and any users who are explicitly @mentioned in the comment.

Can I turn off comment notifications on my SharePoint page?

Yes. If you want to stop receiving notifications, you can disable comments entirely for a specific page by toggling the 'Comments' switch to the 'Off' position at the bottom of the page while in Edit mode.

Why aren't other page owners getting notified when a comment is made?

SharePoint Online currently does not have a built-in feature to automatically alert all site or page owners about new comments. Unless they created the page or are explicitly mentioned, they must manually check the page for new comments.

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