---
title: "Test notification channel"
method: POST
path: "/notifications/channels/{id}/test"
tags: ["Notifications"]
---

# Test notification channel

`POST /notifications/channels/{id}/test`

Test a notification channel by sending a test notification

## Path parameters

- `id` string, required — MongoDB ObjectId represented as a hexadecimal string

## Request body

- object
  - `message` string — Test message to send

## Response `200`

Test notification sent

- Success
  - `code` integer
  - `message` string

## Changes

- **2025-03-03** `14e4eafea538` — 1 warning
  - removed the optional property `data` from the response with the `200` status
- **2025-03-02** `526e5bdf6dee` — 2 breaking, 4 warning, 10 info
  - request body became required
  - added the pattern `^[0-9a-fA-F]{24}$` to the `path` request parameter `id`
  - removed the request property `locale`
  - removed the request property `to_mail`
  - …12 more

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/crawlab-team/apis/crawlab-api/changes/notifications/channels/:id/test/post.md)

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