Facebook Marketplace saved search notifications not working

Saved-search notifications are their own thing inside Facebook Marketplace, separate from the Marketplace notifications in Facebook's main settings, and they have their own switch that most people have never seen. They also stop on their own. Here is the switch, how to make sure the search is actually saved, how to restart a search that went quiet, and what to expect even when they work, which is a notification hours to days after the listing.

1. The switch inside Marketplace

1. Open Marketplace (Menu → Marketplace; tap See more if it is hidden).
2. Tap your Marketplace profile, then Settings, then Notifications.
3. Facebook lists notification categories here, with updates, saved searches and tips for sellers as examples. Turn Saved searches on.

This is the switch, not the one under Settings & privacy → Settings → Notifications → Marketplace, which also has to be on but is a different thing.

Source: Facebook Help Center, "Turn your Facebook Marketplace notifications on or off" (Marketplace profile → Settings → Notifications). Checked October 26, 2026.

2. Make sure the search is saved

A search you ran is not a saved search. Run the search with the filters you want (distance, price, condition), then tap the bell or Notify me next to the search bar and confirm. The label varies by app version; the bell is the constant. On a computer, the button under the search bar is Notify Me. If you cannot find a saved search later, it was never saved.

3. The two gates outside Marketplace

Saved-search notifications still have to get through your phone's settings and Facebook's main settings. Phone: Settings → Facebook → Notifications on iPhone (plus Scheduled Summary and Focus); Settings → Apps → Facebook → Notifications and Battery → Unrestricted on Android. Facebook: Menu → Settings & privacy → Settings → Notifications → Marketplace, push on. The full order is on Facebook Marketplace notifications not working, with iPhone and Android pages for each.

4. When a saved search turns itself off

This happens, and Facebook does not say why. A search that notified you last week goes quiet this week with nothing changed. What restarts it, sometimes, for a while:

1. Open the search, turn the bell off, then on again.
2. If that does nothing, delete the saved search and create it again with the same filters.
3. Check the search is not too broad. Facebook's own help for Craigslist-style alerts applies here too: a search with thousands of results is checked less eagerly than a tight one.

There is no setting that keeps a saved search notifying. You find out it stopped by checking by hand, which is the thing the notification was supposed to replace.

What a working saved search actually gives you

Facebook does not publish how often it re-checks a saved search. In our use, the notification arrives hours after the listing and sometimes a day or more, usually after the good ones have sold. The match is loose: a saved search for "Herman Miller Aeron" buzzes for "Aeron-style" chairs and for anything with the word in the description. There is no low price limit and no negative keyword. It only covers Facebook. And it will stop again.

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FAQ

Why am I not getting notifications for my Facebook Marketplace saved search?

The saved-searches category inside Marketplace (Marketplace profile → Settings → Notifications) is off, the search was never actually saved with the bell, or one of the two outer gates (your phone's settings, Facebook's main notification settings) is closed. If all of those are on, the search has stopped on its own; re-save it.

How do I turn on saved search notifications on Facebook Marketplace?

Marketplace → Marketplace profile → Settings → Notifications → turn on Saved searches. Then run your search and tap the bell or Notify me to save it.

My saved search stopped notifying me. How do I fix it?

Turn the bell off and on, or delete and recreate the search. It usually restarts for a while. There is no setting that prevents it stopping again.

How often does Facebook check a saved search?

Facebook does not say. In our use the notification arrives hours to days after the listing was posted.

Where are my saved searches on Facebook Marketplace?

Tap the Marketplace search bar; saved searches are listed there, and the bell on a results page shows whether that search is saved. Our guide on managing Facebook Marketplace saved searches covers viewing, editing and deleting them.

Sources checked

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