---
title: "Test Storage Connection"
method: POST
path: "/v1/organizations/connections/{connection_identifier}/test"
tags: ["Organization Connections"]
---

# Test Storage Connection

`POST /v1/organizations/connections/{connection_identifier}/test`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.mixpeek.com`
- URL: `https://api.mixpeek.com/v1/organizations/connections/{connection_identifier}/test`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

Perform a credential test against the external provider.

Validates that connection credentials are still valid and the provider
is accessible. Result is logged in audit trail.

**Use Cases:**
- Validate credentials before using in sync operations
- Diagnose connection issues
- Refresh credentials after expiration

**Example:**
```bash
curl -X POST "http://localhost:8000/v1/organizations/connections/conn_abc123/test" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"
```

## Path parameters

- `connection_identifier` string, required: Connection identifier - either connection ID (conn_...) or name. The system will automatically resolve names to IDs.

## Response `200`

Successful Response

- StorageConnectionTestResponse: Response payload for connection test endpoint. Returns the result of testing connection credentials against the external provider. Used to validate credentials before saving or to diagnose issues.
  - `success` boolean, required: Whether the connection test succeeded. True: Credentials are valid and connection is accessible. False: Authentication failed, network error, or permissions denied.
  - `message` string, required: Human-readable message describing the test result. Success: 'Connection test succeeded' or similar. Failure: Error message explaining what went wrong.
  - `details` object, nullable: OPTIONAL. Additional diagnostic information about the test result. May include error details, provider-specific information, or success metadata. Format varies by provider.

## Other responses

- `400`: Bad Request
- `401`: Unauthorized
- `403`: Forbidden
- `404`: Not Found
- `422`: Unprocessable Entity
- `429`: Too Many Requests
- `500`: Internal Server Error
- `503`: Service Unavailable

## Changes

- **2026-10-09** `61a175e8eb9a`: 1 warning, 5 info
  - removed the optional property `detail` from the response with the `422` status
  - added the non-success response with the status `429`
  - added the non-success response with the status `503`
  - added the optional property `success` to the response with the `422` status
  - …2 more
- **2026-08-09** `5d4c905106b4`: 1 info
  - the endpoint scheme security `BearerAuth` was added to the API

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/mixpeek/apis/mixpeek-api/changes/v1/organizations/connections/:connection_identifier/test/post.md)

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