diff --git a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 65f63b27d..87d02f34f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@
             android:exported="false"/>
         <service android:name="app.fedilab.android.services.BackupStatusInDataBaseService"
             android:exported="false"/>
+        <service android:name="app.fedilab.android.services.BackupNotificationInDataBaseService"
+            android:exported="false"/>
         <receiver android:name="app.fedilab.android.services.RestartLiveNotificationReceiver"
             android:exported="false">
             <intent-filter>
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/app/fedilab/android/client/API.java b/app/src/main/java/app/fedilab/android/client/API.java
index 64a38894f..fee34bb67 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/app/fedilab/android/client/API.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/app/fedilab/android/client/API.java
@@ -3195,6 +3195,46 @@ public class API {
     }
 
 
+    /**
+     * Retrieves notifications for the authenticated account *synchronously*
+     * @param max_id String id max
+     * @return APIResponse
+     */
+    public APIResponse getNotifications( String max_id){
+
+        HashMap<String, String> params = new HashMap<>();
+        if( max_id != null )
+            params.put("max_id", max_id);
+        params.put("limit","30");
+        if( context == null){
+            apiResponse = new APIResponse();
+            Error error = new Error();
+            apiResponse.setError(error);
+            return apiResponse;
+        }
+        List<Notification> notifications = new ArrayList<>();
+
+        try {
+            HttpsConnection httpsConnection = new HttpsConnection(context, this.instance);
+            String response = httpsConnection.get(getAbsoluteUrl("/notifications"), 15, params, prefKeyOauthTokenT);
+            apiResponse.setSince_id(httpsConnection.getSince_id());
+            apiResponse.setMax_id(httpsConnection.getMax_id());
+            notifications = parseNotificationResponse(new JSONArray(response));
+        } catch (HttpsConnection.HttpsConnectionException e) {
+            setError(e.getStatusCode(), e);
+        } catch (NoSuchAlgorithmException e) {
+            e.printStackTrace();
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            e.printStackTrace();
+        } catch (KeyManagementException e) {
+            e.printStackTrace();
+        } catch (JSONException e) {
+            e.printStackTrace();
+        }
+        apiResponse.setNotifications(notifications);
+        return apiResponse;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Retrieves notifications for the authenticated account *synchronously*
      * @param max_id String id max
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/app/fedilab/android/services/BackupNotificationInDataBaseService.java b/app/src/main/java/app/fedilab/android/services/BackupNotificationInDataBaseService.java
index 90a824f97..41ee00db9 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/app/fedilab/android/services/BackupNotificationInDataBaseService.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/app/fedilab/android/services/BackupNotificationInDataBaseService.java
@@ -36,9 +36,10 @@ import app.fedilab.android.activities.MainActivity;
 import app.fedilab.android.client.API;
 import app.fedilab.android.client.APIResponse;
 import app.fedilab.android.client.Entities.Account;
-import app.fedilab.android.client.Entities.Status;
+import app.fedilab.android.client.Entities.Notification;
 import app.fedilab.android.helper.Helper;
 import app.fedilab.android.sqlite.AccountDAO;
+import app.fedilab.android.sqlite.NotificationCacheDAO;
 import app.fedilab.android.sqlite.Sqlite;
 import app.fedilab.android.sqlite.StatusCacheDAO;
 import es.dmoral.toasty.Toasty;
@@ -120,27 +121,27 @@ public class BackupNotificationInDataBaseService extends IntentService {
             //Starts from the last recorded ID
             Date sinceDate = new StatusCacheDAO(BackupNotificationInDataBaseService.this, db).getLastTootDateCache(StatusCacheDAO.ARCHIVE_CACHE, userId, instance);
             String max_id = null;
-            List<Status> backupStatus = new ArrayList<>();
+            List<Notification> backupNotifications = new ArrayList<>();
             boolean canContinue = true;
             do {
-                APIResponse apiResponse = api.getStatus(userId, max_id);
+                APIResponse apiResponse = api.getNotifications(max_id);
                 max_id = apiResponse.getMax_id();
-                List<Status> statuses = apiResponse.getStatuses();
-                for(Status tmpStatus : statuses) {
-                    if(sinceDate != null && max_id != null &&  tmpStatus.getCreated_at().before(sinceDate)){
+                List<Notification> notifications = apiResponse.getNotifications();
+                for(Notification tmpNotification : notifications) {
+                    if(sinceDate != null && max_id != null &&  tmpNotification.getCreated_at().before(sinceDate)){
                         canContinue = false;
                         break;
                     }
-                    new StatusCacheDAO(BackupNotificationInDataBaseService.this, db).insertStatus(StatusCacheDAO.ARCHIVE_CACHE, tmpStatus, userId, instance);
-                    backupStatus.add(tmpStatus);
+                    new NotificationCacheDAO(BackupNotificationInDataBaseService.this, db).insertNotification(tmpNotification, userId, instance);
+                    backupNotifications.add(tmpNotification);
                 }
             }while (max_id != null && canContinue);
 
-            if(backupStatus.size() > 0){
+            if(backupNotifications.size() > 0){
                 Intent backupIntent = new Intent(Helper.INTENT_BACKUP_FINISH);
                 LocalBroadcastManager.getInstance(this).sendBroadcast(backupIntent);
             }
-            message = getString(R.string.data_backup_success, String.valueOf(backupStatus.size()));
+            message = getString(R.string.data_backup_success, String.valueOf(backupNotifications.size()));
             Intent mainActivity = new Intent(BackupNotificationInDataBaseService.this, MainActivity.class);
             mainActivity.putExtra(Helper.INTENT_ACTION, Helper.BACKUP_INTENT);
             String title = getString(R.string.data_backup_toots, account.getAcct());
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 3d25c7fb7..0d075bef7 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -451,6 +451,7 @@
     <string name="show_pinned">Show pinned</string>
     <string name="filter_no_result">No matching result found!</string>
     <string name="data_backup_toots">Backup toots for %1$s</string>
+    <string name="data_backup_notifications">Backup notifications for %1$s</string>
     <string name="data_backup_success">%1$s new toots have been imported</string>
     <string-array name="filter_select">
         <item>No</item>