---
title: "Verify a connection works"
method: POST
path: "/v1/connections/{connection_id}/test"
tags: ["connections"]
---

# Verify a connection works

`POST /v1/connections/{connection_id}/test`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.slideforge.dev`
- URL: `https://api.slideforge.dev/v1/connections/{connection_id}/test`
- Auth: one of:
  - HTTP bearer
  - API key in header `X-API-Key`

Lightweight validation — refreshes token if needed and calls the connector's
cheapest endpoint (e.g. list projects).

## Path parameters

- `connection_id` string, required

## Response `200`

Successful Response

- unknown

## Other responses

- `422`: Validation Error

---

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