diff --git a/src/components/notification/view/notificationView.js b/src/components/notification/view/notificationView.js
index c3b16a0b9..38816f767 100644
--- a/src/components/notification/view/notificationView.js
+++ b/src/components/notification/view/notificationView.js
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ class NotificationView extends PureComponent {
 
     this.setState({ selectedFilter: filters[index].key, selectedIndex: index });
     await changeSelectedFilter(filters[index].key, index);
-    getActivities(null, filters[index].key, false);
+    getActivities(filters[index].key, false);
   };
 
   _renderList = (data) => {
diff --git a/src/providers/ecency/ecency.ts b/src/providers/ecency/ecency.ts
index 9209a0a8d..65e293401 100644
--- a/src/providers/ecency/ecency.ts
+++ b/src/providers/ecency/ecency.ts
@@ -337,49 +337,24 @@ export const getLeaderboard = async (duration:'day'|'week'|'month') => {
   }
 }
 
-export const getActivities = (data) =>
-  new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-    let url = null;
-    switch (data.type) {
-      case 'activities':
-        url = `/activities/${data.user}`;
-        break;
-      case 'votes':
-        url = `/rvotes/${data.user}`;
-        break;
-      case 'replies':
-        url = `/replies/${data.user}`;
-        break;
-      case 'mentions':
-        url = `/mentions/${data.user}`;
-        break;
-      case 'follows':
-        url = `/follows/${data.user}`;
-        break;
-      case 'reblogs':
-        url = `/reblogs/${data.user}`;
-        break;
-      case 'transfers':
-        url = `/transfers/${data.user}`;
-        break;
-      default:
-        url = `/activities/${data.user}`;
-        break;
+/**
+ * fetches notifications from ecency server using filter and since props
+ * @param data optional filter and since props;
+ * @returns array of notifications
+ */
+export const getNotifications = async (data:{
+    filter?: "rvotes"|"mentions"|"follows"|"replies"|"reblogs"|"transfers", 
+    since?:string
+  }) => {
+    try{
+      const response = await ecencyApi.post(`/private-api/notifications`, data);
+      return response.data;
+    }catch(error){
+      console.warn("Failed to get notifications", error)
+      bugsnag.notify(error)
+      throw error;
     }
-    api
-      .get(url, {
-        params: {
-          since: data.since,
-        },
-      })
-      .then((res) => {
-        resolve(res.data);
-      })
-      .catch((error) => {
-        bugsnag.notify(error);
-        reject(error);
-      });
-  });
+  }
 
 
   export const getUnreadNotificationCount = async () => {
diff --git a/src/screens/notification/container/notificationContainer.js b/src/screens/notification/container/notificationContainer.js
index 67bc85076..cc3a35764 100644
--- a/src/screens/notification/container/notificationContainer.js
+++ b/src/screens/notification/container/notificationContainer.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import get from 'lodash/get';
 import { injectIntl } from 'react-intl';
 
 // Actions and Services
-import { getActivities, markActivityAsRead, markNotifications } from '../../../providers/ecency/ecency';
+import { getNotifications, markNotifications } from '../../../providers/ecency/ecency';
 import { updateUnreadActivityCount } from '../../../redux/actions/accountAction';
 
 // Constants
@@ -29,21 +29,20 @@ class NotificationContainer extends Component {
   }
 
   componentDidMount() {
-    const { username, isConnected } = this.props;
+    const { isConnected } = this.props;
 
-    if (username && isConnected) {
-      this._getAvtivities(username);
+    if (isConnected) {
+      this._getAvtivities();
     }
   }
 
-  _getAvtivities = (user, type = null, loadMore = false) => {
+  _getAvtivities = (type = null, loadMore = false) => {
     const { lastNotificationId, notifications, endOfNotification } = this.state;
     const since = loadMore ? lastNotificationId : null;
-    const { username } = this.props;
 
     if (!endOfNotification || !loadMore) {
       this.setState({ isNotificationRefreshing: true });
-      getActivities({ user: user || username, type, since })
+      getNotifications({ filter:type, since:since })
         .then((res) => {
           console.log(res);
           const lastId = res.length > 0 ? [...res].pop().id : null;
@@ -152,7 +151,7 @@ class NotificationContainer extends Component {
       (nextProps.username !== username && nextProps.username)
     ) {
       this.setState({ endOfNotification: false }, () =>
-        this._getAvtivities(nextProps.username, selectedFilter),
+        this._getAvtivities(selectedFilter),
       );
     }
   }