---
title: "Send test event"
method: POST
path: "/v3/webhooks/send-test-event"
tags: ["Webhook Notifications"]
---

# Send test event

`POST /v3/webhooks/send-test-event`

Use this endpoint to check if your project's webhook destination is configured correctly. Nylas
sends a test webhook payload to the webhook URL you specify, and listens for a success
acknowledgement.

The secret used is `mock-webhook-secret`.

## Request body

- SendTestEventInput
  - `trigger_type` 'calendar.created' | 'calendar.updated' | 'calendar.deleted' | 'event.created' | 'event.updated' | 'event.deleted' | 'grant.created' | 'grant.updated' | 'grant.deleted' | 'grant.expired' | 'message.send_success' | 'message.send_failed' | 'message.bounce_detected' | 'message.created' | 'message.created.truncated' | 'message.created.cleaned' | 'message.updated' | 'message.updated.truncated' | 'contact.updated' | 'contact.deleted' | 'folder.created' | 'folder.updated' | 'folder.deleted' | 'message.opened' | 'message.link_clicked' | 'thread.replied', required — Select the type of event that will trigger the webhook. See the [notification schemas](/docs/reference/notifications/) for details about each trigger type. See the [Grants](/docs/reference/api/manage-grants/), [Calendar](/docs/reference/api/calendar/), [Events](/docs/reference/api/events/), and [Messages](/docs/reference/api/messages/) references for information on how to trigger each event type. You can test `message.created.truncated` and `message.updated.truncated` notifications using this endpoint. For more information, see [Truncated webhooks](/docs/v3/notifications/#truncated-webhooks).
  - `webhook_url` string, required — The URL to send webhooks to.

## Response `200`

Test event sent

- object
  - `data` string — Indicates if the test event succeeded or failed.
  - `request_id` string — The ID for each request.

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad Request

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