Frequently asked question

What are some common troubleshooting tips when users do not receive emails from notifications@arcgis.com?

Last Published: September 13, 2023

Answer

ArcGIS Online users do not receive user invitations and other emails from notifications@arcgis.com.

The most common causes of this problem are incorrect emails configured for the user account, email SPAM filters, or other restrictions applied on the email client.

When ArcGIS Online users do not receive user invitations and other emails from notifications@arcgis.com, the most common causes of this problem are incorrect emails configured for the user account, email SPAM filters, or other restrictions applied on the email client.

When users are not receiving these invitations from notifications@arcgis.com, consider performing the following:

Ensure the correct email address in ArcGIS Online
Ensure that the email address users entered in their ArcGIS Online profile is the correct email address. Follow the steps below to check users' email:

  1. Sign in to ArcGIS.com.
  2. Click the user's name > My Profile.
  3. If the email address is incorrect, click Edit my profile.
  4. Enter the correct email address as New Email and Confirm Email.
  5. Click Save.
Note:
Only Administrators can modify email addresses associated with ArcGIS Online user names. 
Note:
Email addresses cannot be changed if using an enterprise login. 

Check the spam folder
If users do not receive the email invitation in the inbox of their email client, ensure that the email invitation is not sent to the spam folder of the user's email client instead.

Ensure the email client is not set to block emails
Although emails from ArcGIS Online are sent from notifications@arcgis.com, the envelope sender is from [randomly generated code]@amazonses.com. Therefore, the emails do not arrive if the user's email client is restricting emails from notifications@arcgis.com or from *@amazonses.com.

On occasion, third-party software may intercept emails from ArcGIS Online while on the way to a customer's inbox. The third-party software may be configured to change certain email headers, sometimes behind the scenes, while doing other tasks such as adding a line in the body "This is an external email".
Changing the headers from ArcGIS Online may cause these emails to bounce based on certain security settings set by the user's email client (for example, DKIM or DMARC checks).

Note:
Users can test if their email client is restricting notification emails by temporarily switching the email address associated with their account to a public email client (Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo, etc.) that does not have any restrictions in place. To send a sample notification email:

1. Go to: https://www.arcgis.com/home/signin.html
2. Click the Forgot password? link.
3. Enter the username that is not receiving notification emails.

This sends an automated email to a user’s email address. The email contains the subject: “Your ArcGIS account password”. If this message fails to arrive at the original email client but does arrive at the public email client, then it is likely that the original email client is restricting or blocking the email.

If the email client is restricting notification emails, this issue must be resolved by whomever has configured the restrictions. Users will likely need to work with their IT department. Depending on how the email client is configured, it may require adding emails from *@arcgis.com to an allowed list. This rule must supersede any restrictions on emails from *@amazonses.com.

Add members without invitations
As a temporary workaround for invitation issues, ArcGIS Online organization administrators can add members without sending invitations. For more information, see the following documentation: Add members without sending invitations

Article ID: 000015446

Software:
  • ArcGIS Online

Receive notifications and find solutions for new or common issues

Get summarized answers and video solutions from our new AI chatbot.

Download the Esri Support App

Related Information

Discover more on this topic

Get help from ArcGIS experts

Contact technical support

Download the Esri Support App

Go to download options