Upwork job alerts · troubleshooting # Upwork job alerts not working? Here's what to do Upwork job alerts usually stop because Freelancer Plus isn't active, you have no proposal on an active job, notifications are blocked on your phone, or you relied on RSS, which Upwork turned off on 20 August 2024. For speed, flconsole sends new matching jobs to Telegram within a minute of posting, free. Updated 19 October 2026. Upwork's rules from Upwork Help, checked 7 October 2026. [Get job alerts in Telegram](https://t.me/flconsole_upwork_job_alerts_bot?start=site_upworkjobalertsnotworking_hero) Free forever · No card, no API keys · 3 steps, 5 minutes _Illustration: Example: job alerts arriving in the flconsole Telegram bot_ [See it live in 30 seconds](https://flconsole.com/try?from=upworkjobalertsnotworking) ## Why did my Upwork job alerts stop? Check these six things Most often the plan, a missing recent proposal or your phone. Each takes a minute to check. Where to change it: `Bell icon → Job alerts → Alert preferences` No alerts at all The free Basic plan has no instant job alerts. They come with Freelancer Plus, $19.99 a month. Alerts thinned out or stopped Alerts follow jobs you've sent proposals to. You need at least one proposal on an active job; when those jobs close, alerts dry up. Applying as an agency Only proposals you send as an individual count. Proposals sent through an agency don't start alerts. Saved search sends nothing Saved searches are filters saved to your job feed. You open them yourself; they don't send alerts. Email works, phone doesn't Allow notifications for the Upwork app in your phone settings. Battery savers and cleaner apps can block them. Nothing in your inbox Look in your spam and promotions folders, and check that Freelancer Plus is still active under Membership plan. From [Upwork Help](https://support.upwork.com/hc/en-us/articles/36001273797907-How-to-get-instant-job-alerts), checked 7 October 2026. ## Why do Upwork alerts miss new jobs? They follow your proposals, not your search Upwork's instant alerts are picked from jobs like the ones you've applied to and arrive by email or in the Upwork app. flconsole follows your own search and filters and sends each new match to Telegram within a minute of posting. ### Upwork's job alerts Which jobs Based on jobs you've applied to How fast Email or the Upwork app Client filters None Needs recent proposals Yes, at least one on an active job Price Freelancer Plus, $19.99 a month ### flconsole Which jobs Your own search and filters How fast Telegram, within a minute of posting Client filters Money spent, hire rate, payment verified, rating, country Needs recent proposals No Price $0, forever A site-wide problem? Check `status.upwork.com`. Upwork recommends its mobile app as its fastest channel. [How Upwork's own alerts work](https://flconsole.com/upwork-job-alerts) ## Is your Upwork RSS feed empty? RSS was turned off in 2024 Upwork stopped supporting RSS feeds on 20 August 2024. Old feed links no longer return jobs, so any reader or automation built on them went quiet. 1. 6 August 2024 Upwork emails RSS users: "beginning August 20, Upwork will no longer support RSS feeds." [source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41174888) 2. 20 August 2024 RSS feeds stop working. 3. Since then Upwork suggests saved searches and its own notifications instead. [source](https://support.upwork.com/hc/en-us/articles/52052528243731-RSS-deprecation) [Upwork RSS alternative](https://flconsole.com/upwork-rss-alternative) ## The fix: free alerts in Telegram, set up in 3 messages Open the bot and send your search, your filters in plain words and, if you like, an AI filter. It doesn't depend on what you've applied to. 1. ### Step 1: Search Type it as you would on Upwork, or paste the link of an Upwork search page. 2. ### Step 2: Filters Describe the jobs and clients you want in plain words: rate or budget, money spent, hire rate, payment verified, country. 3. ### Step 3: AI filter Optional: say what to skip. The bot shows what it understood before the feed goes live. _Illustration: Setting up a feed with the flconsole bot in three steps_ [Get job alerts in Telegram](https://t.me/flconsole_upwork_job_alerts_bot?start=site_upworkjobalertsnotworking_mid) Free forever · No card, no API keys · 3 steps, 5 minutes ## Questions ### Why are my Upwork job alerts not working? Check that Freelancer Plus is active, that you have a proposal on an active job sent as an individual, your spam folder and your phone's notification settings for the Upwork app. On the free Basic plan there are no instant job alerts. ### Why did my Upwork job alerts suddenly stop? Alerts follow the jobs you've sent proposals to. When those jobs close and you haven't applied to new ones, alerts thin out or stop. Sending a new proposal starts them again. ### Do Upwork saved searches send notifications? No. A saved search is a set of filters saved to your job feed; you open it yourself. Instant job alerts are a Freelancer Plus feature and follow your proposals, not your saved searches. ### Does Upwork RSS still work? No. Upwork turned off RSS feeds on 20 August 2024. flconsole is a free replacement: send it an Upwork search link and new matching jobs reach Telegram within a minute of posting. [Upwork RSS alternative](https://flconsole.com/upwork-rss-alternative) ### Why are Upwork job alerts delayed? Alerts follow your past proposals rather than every new job in your search, and an email is only as fast as you check it. Upwork recommends its mobile app as the fastest channel. flconsole sends each new matching job to Telegram within a minute of posting. ### What can I use instead of Upwork job alerts? flconsole: a free Telegram bot that sends new Upwork jobs from your own search, job and client filters within a minute of posting, with an AI filter. It never asks for your Upwork login, so it works alongside Upwork's own alerts. [Best Upwork job alert tools in 2026](https://flconsole.com/best-upwork-job-alert-tools) ## Get alerts that keep coming [Get job alerts in Telegram](https://t.me/flconsole_upwork_job_alerts_bot?start=site_upworkjobalertsnotworking_final) Free forever · No card, no API keys · 3 steps, 5 minutes ## Related pages ### Best Upwork job alert tools in 2026 flconsole, Vollna, GigRadar, UpHunt, Vibeworker, SnipeWork and Upwork's own alerts, side by side. [Compare the tools](https://flconsole.com/best-upwork-job-alert-tools) ### Upwork job alerts in Telegram What an alert looks like, how to set it up in three messages and how it compares with other ways. [See Telegram alerts](https://flconsole.com/upwork-job-alerts-telegram) --- Why Upwork job alerts stop: Freelancer Plus, recent proposals, phone settings, RSS turned off. Or get new jobs free in Telegram within a minute. Source: https://flconsole.com/upwork-job-alerts-not-working