---
title: "Test Send Automation"
method: POST
path: "/api/v1/automations/{automation_id}/test"
tags: ["automations"]
---

# Test Send Automation

`POST /api/v1/automations/{automation_id}/test`

Render + deliver the automation once, now, ignoring dedup — the "Send
test" action. A render/delivery failure (including no resolvable recipients)
surfaces as 422.

## Path parameters

- `automation_id` string, uuid, required

## Response `200`

Successful Response

- object

## Other responses

- `422` — Validation Error

## Changes

> 24 revisions in range; 1 not diffed.

- **2026-09-03** `d65b8fefae34` — 2 info
  - added the optional property `detail/items/ctx` to the response with the `422` status
  - added the optional property `detail/items/input` to the response with the `422` status

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/getanana/apis/cleon-api/changes/api/v1/automations/:automation_id/test/post.md)

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