Test Webhook Subscription

Sends a test webhook payload to the URL configured for a specific webhook subscription. This allows you to verify that your endpoint is correctly receiving and processing webhooks.

Endpoint

POST /v1/webhook-subscriptions/{id}/test

Authentication

API key required. Include it in the Authorization header:

Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY

Path Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
id	string	The ID of the webhook subscription to test.

Response

200 OK

{
  "message": "Test webhook sent successfully"
}

Error Responses

Status Code	Description
401	Unauthorized - Invalid or missing API key
403	Forbidden - You don't have permission to test this webhook subscription
404	Not Found - The specified webhook subscription could not be found
429	Too Many Requests - Rate limit exceeded
500	Server Error - Something went wrong on our end

Example Request

cURL

curl -X POST \
  https://api.shipping-channels.com/v1/webhook-subscriptions/wh_123456/test \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

PHP

<?php
$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('POST', 'https://api.shipping-channels.com/v1/webhook-subscriptions/wh_123456/test', [
    'headers' => [
        'Authorization' => 'Bearer YOUR_API_KEY',
        'Accept' => 'application/json',
    ],
]);

$data = json_decode($response->getBody(), true);

JavaScript

fetch('https://api.shipping-channels.com/v1/webhook-subscriptions/wh_123456/test', {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {
    'Authorization': 'Bearer YOUR_API_KEY',
    'Accept': 'application/json'
  }
})
.then(response => response.json())
.then(data => console.log(data))
.catch(error => console.error('Error:', error));