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name: event-notifications-en-route-create-subscriptions
title: Create subscriptions
description: Subscriptions connect your topic to destinations, defining where notifications are sent. You can create multiple subscriptions for a topic to route notifications to different destinations.
last-updated: 2026-08-04
---

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# Create subscriptions
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Subscriptions connect your topic to destinations, defining where notifications are sent. You can create multiple subscriptions for a topic to route notifications to different destinations.
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## Creating a subscription
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1. On the **Subscriptions** step, click **Create subscription**.

2. Enter the subscription details:
   - **Name**: Enter a descriptive name for the subscription.
   - **Destination type**: Select the type of destination.
   - **Destination**: Select the destination you want to use.

   Click [**Integrate destination**](#en-route-integrate-destination) to add a new destination not listed here.

3. Depending on the destination type, provide the required details. For example, for email or SMS destinations, add the recipients.

4. Click **Create subscription**.

5. Optional: Click **Create** again to add more subscriptions. You can also edit or delete the subscriptions by using the **Edit** and **Delete** options on the **Options** menu.

## Integrating a destination
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If you need a destination that is not listed, click **Integrate destination** on the subscription dialog. In the **Integrate destination** dialog, select the destination type to add, and then click **Save**.

For more information about destination-specific configurations, see [Event Notifications destinations](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/event-notifications?topic=event-notifications-en-destination&format=markdown).

## Next steps
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[Review and complete](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/event-notifications?topic=event-notifications-en-route-review&format=markdown) your routing configuration.