---
title: Account Status Notification Handler
description: This is an abstract object type that cannot be instantiated.
component: pingds
version: 8.1
page_id: pingds:configref:objects-account-status-notification-handler
canonical_url: https://docs.pingidentity.com/pingds/8.1/configref/objects-account-status-notification-handler.html
section_ids:
  account_status_notification_handlers: Account Status Notification Handlers
  dependencies: Dependencies
  account_status_notification_handler_properties: Account Status Notification Handler properties
  basic_properties: Basic properties
  enabled: enabled
  java-class: java-class
---

# Account Status Notification Handler

*This is an abstract object type that cannot be instantiated.*

Account Status Notification Handlers are invoked to provide notification to users in some form (for example, by an email message) when the status of a user's account has changed in some way. The Account Status Notification Handler can be used to notify the user and/or administrators of the change.

## Account Status Notification Handlers

The following Account Status Notification Handlers are available:

* [Error Log Account Status Notification Handler](objects-error-log-account-status-notification-handler.html)

* [SMTP Account Status Notification Handler](objects-smtp-account-status-notification-handler.html)

These Account Status Notification Handlers inherit the properties described below.

## Dependencies

The following objects depend on Account Status Notification Handlers:

* [Password Policy](objects-password-policy.html)

## Account Status Notification Handler properties

You can use configuration expressions to set property values at startup time. For details, see [Property value substitution](expressions.html).

| Basic Properties                              |
| --------------------------------------------- |
| [enabled](#enabled) [java-class](#java-class) |

### Basic properties

Use the `--advanced` option to access advanced properties.

### enabled

|                         |                                                                                                                                                        |
| ----------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| *Synopsis*              | Indicates whether the Account Status Notification Handler is enabled. Only enabled handlers are invoked whenever a related event occurs in the server. |
| *Default value*         | None                                                                                                                                                   |
| *Allowed values*        | truefalse                                                                                                                                              |
| *Multi-valued*          | No                                                                                                                                                     |
| *Required*              | Yes                                                                                                                                                    |
| *Admin action required* | None                                                                                                                                                   |
| *Advanced*              | No                                                                                                                                                     |
| *Read-only*             | No                                                                                                                                                     |

### java-class

|                         |                                                                                                                            |
| ----------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| *Synopsis*              | Specifies the fully-qualified name of the Java class that provides the Account Status Notification Handler implementation. |
| *Default value*         | None                                                                                                                       |
| *Allowed values*        | A Java class that extends or implements:- org.opends.server.api.AccountStatusNotificationHandler                           |
| *Multi-valued*          | No                                                                                                                         |
| *Required*              | Yes                                                                                                                        |
| *Admin action required* | The object must be disabled and re-enabled for changes to take effect.                                                     |
| *Advanced*              | No                                                                                                                         |
| *Read-only*             | No                                                                                                                         |