Facebook Marketplace notifications won't go away?

Two different complaints share this search. One is the red badge or dot on the Marketplace tab that will not clear no matter what you tap. The other is a stream of Marketplace notifications you never asked for: recommendations, "items you might like", seller tips. Both are fixable in a few minutes. And if the reason you are here is that the one notification you did want, the alert for a listing, is lost in the pile, there is a better way to get that one.

1. The badge that will not clear

1. Open Marketplace, then open the Notifications or Inbox area inside it (the bell or envelope icon at the top), and scroll through. The badge usually counts an unread item in there, not in Facebook's main notifications.
2. Open each listing or message the badge points to; some only clear when the item itself is opened.
3. Check Marketplace → your Marketplace profile → Selling and Buying for a pending item, offer or message you have not opened.
4. If the badge still shows, force-close Facebook and reopen. On Android, Settings → Apps → Facebook → Storage → Clear cache. On iPhone, offload and reinstall the app (Settings → General → iPhone Storage → Facebook → Offload App).
5. If nothing clears it, it is a Facebook-side glitch; it usually resolves in a day or two. Log out and back in once.

2. Turning off the notifications you do not want

Facebook's Marketplace notifications are split into categories, so you can keep listing alerts and drop the noise.

1. In the Facebook app, tap Menu → Settings & privacy → Settings → Notifications → Marketplace.
2. Use the toggle beside each notification type. Turn off the recommendation and tips categories; leave on what you want.
3. For the categories inside Marketplace itself: Marketplace → Marketplace profile → Settings → Notifications, where Facebook lists updates, saved searches and tips for sellers. Turn off tips for sellers if you only buy.
4. To stop everything from Marketplace, turn off every toggle in both places. Message notifications from buyers and sellers come through Messenger and have their own settings in the Messenger app.

On a computer: profile picture → Settings & privacy → Settings → Notifications → Marketplace.

Source: Facebook Help Center, "Turn your Marketplace notifications on or off" and "Turn your Facebook Marketplace notifications on or off". Checked October 26, 2026.

3. Stopping the email and text copies

Facebook sends some Marketplace notifications by email and SMS as well as push. In the same Notifications settings, each category has separate push, email and SMS switches; turn off the email and SMS copies. Or click unsubscribe at the bottom of any Marketplace email.

If the alert you wanted is lost in the pile

The one Marketplace notification worth having, a new listing that matches a search you saved, arrives in the same stream as everything else Facebook sends, and in our use it arrives hours to days late with loose matching. Turning off the noise helps you see it; it does not make it arrive on time.

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FAQ

How do I get rid of the Facebook Marketplace notification badge?

Open the notifications or inbox area inside Marketplace and open each unread item, check Buying and Selling for unopened offers or messages, then force-close the app. On Android, clear the Facebook app's cache; on iPhone, offload and reinstall.

How do I turn off Facebook Marketplace notifications?

Menu → Settings & privacy → Settings → Notifications → Marketplace, and turn off each type. Then Marketplace → Marketplace profile → Settings → Notifications for the categories inside Marketplace. Message notifications are in the Messenger app's settings.

Can I keep listing alerts but stop the recommendations?

Yes. Turn off the recommendation and tips categories and leave saved searches on. The saved-search alerts will still arrive hours to days late, which is a Facebook limit, not a setting.

Why do I keep getting Marketplace notifications for things I didn't search for?

Facebook's recommendation notifications are a separate category from saved-search alerts; turn them off as above. Saved-search alerts themselves match loosely, which is why Deal Scanner has a relevance filter and a price range.

Sources checked

Facebook Help Center, "Turn your Marketplace notifications on or off" and "Turn your Facebook Marketplace notifications on or off"; Apple and Google support on clearing app caches. Checked October 26, 2026.