---
title: "Test MCP server connection"
method: POST
path: "/api/v1/mcp/servers/test"
tags: ["MCP"]
---

# Test MCP server connection

`POST /api/v1/mcp/servers/test`

## Request

- Base URL: `http://:8080`
- URL: `http://:8080/api/v1/mcp/servers/test`
- Auth: none declared

Test MCP server connection.

Auth: Required (bearer token).
Scope: Organization-scoped in authenticated context.
Side effects: May mutate server state.

## Headers

- `Accept` string

## Request body `*/*`

- TestServerRequest: TestServerRequest schema
  - `credentials` object: Credentials to use for the test
  - `custom_url` string, nullable: Custom URL to test. Required when provider_id is 'custom'
  - `provider_id` string, uuid, required: MCP provider to test connection for

## Response `200`

OK

- Response: Response schema
  - `data` unknown
  - `message` string
  - `status` string

## Other responses

- `400`: Bad Request _(validation or deserialization error)_
- `500`: Internal Server Error _(panics)_
- `default`

## Changes

- **2026-04-26** `09f18af670c4`: 1 breaking, 4 info
  - the request property `provider_id` became required
  - api tag `MCP` added
  - api tag `api/v1/mcp` removed
  - api tag `servers` removed
  - …1 more
- **2026-04-02** `2beb810c5221`: 24 warning, 13 info
  - removed the optional property `detail` from the response with the `400` status (media type: application/json)
  - removed the optional property `detail` from the response with the `400` status (media type: application/xml)
  - removed the optional property `detail` from the response with the `500` status (media type: application/json)
  - removed the optional property `detail` from the response with the `500` status (media type: application/xml)
  - …33 more
- **2026-03-26** `e34b00e45318`: 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/nixopus/apis/nixopus-api/changes/api/v1/mcp/servers/test/post.md)

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