---
title: "Send a test to every selected destination"
method: POST
path: "/api/v1/alerts/{id}/test"
tags: ["Alerts"]
---

# Send a test to every selected destination

`POST /api/v1/alerts/{id}/test`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://askthegrid.com`
- URL: `https://askthegrid.com/api/v1/alerts/{id}/test`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

## Path parameters

- `id` string, required

## Response `200`

Success

- object
  - `ok` true, required

## Other responses

- `400`: The request did not match the contract.
- `401`: Missing or invalid credentials.
- `429`: Rate limit exceeded. Wait `Retry-After` seconds; `X-RateLimit-Limit`, `X-RateLimit-Remaining` and `X-RateLimit-Reset` report the budget. Signed-in sessions and API keys have larger budgets than anonymous callers.

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