Google Alerts

Last verified: 2026-10-20

Step	Fact	Status
What it does	Emails you when new Google Search results match a topic (news, products, mentions of a name)	✅
Create an alert	Go to google.com/alerts → type a topic in the box at the top → Show options (how often, sources, language, region, how many results, which account gets it) → Create Alert	✅
Edit	Next to an alert → Edit → Show options → change → Update Alert. Delivery settings: Settings → Save	✅
Delete	Next to the alert → Delete, or Unsubscribe at the bottom of an alert email	✅
Not getting alerts?	Check which Google account you're signed in to; if alerts show "disabled," click Enable; check that the inbox isn't full and that alerts aren't in spam. In Gmail, add googlealerts-noreply@google.com to contacts	✅
Cost	No price is listed on Google's help page	✅ (no paid tier mentioned)
Course use	C3: alerts for your school's name, your state board, and your accreditor (put names in quotes for exact matches ❓ standard search behavior, not on this help page)

Source: https://support.google.com/websearch/answer/4815696 (opens in a new tab) ✅

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