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Send test notification

POST /api.squarespace.com/{api-version}/webhook_subscriptions/{id}/actions/sendTestNotification

Sends a notification to a subscribed webhook endpoint for testing purposes. This is a one-time notification, and will not be retried if it fails or times out.

The response contains the status code returned by the subscribed webhook endpoint.

Parameters

{api-version} string
required

See the Webhook Subscriptions API Overview page for the current API version.


{id} string
required

Specifies the Webhook Subscription to send a notification to.

Request example

Read the Overview to learn about specific API permissions. Every request should also abide by Squarespace rate limits.

curl "https://api.squarespace.com/1.0/webhook_subscriptions/123/actions/sendTestNotification" \
  -i \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_OAUTH_TOKEN" \
  -H "User-Agent: YOUR_CUSTOM_APP_DESCRIPTION" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -X POST \
  -d '{' \
  # Required; string.
  # Squarespace event topic that triggers a webhook notification.
  # Possible values include: `extension.uninstall`, `order.create`, `order.update`.
  '"topic": "extension.uninstall",' \
  '}'

Response example

A successful request generates a JSON response with the status code returned from the webhook endpoint.

Note: For easier reference between response fields and descriptions, comments were added in the example, though this makes the JSON invalid.

{
  // Status code returned by the subscribed webhook endpoint.
  "statusCode": 200
}

Status codes and error conditions

200 OK

The request was successful. The message body contains data in the format specified above.


400 BAD REQUEST

Type: INVALID_REQUEST_ERROR

Subtype: null
The request body does not conform to the required specification.


404 NOT FOUND

Type: INVALID_REQUEST_ERROR

Subtype: INVALID_ARGUMENT The requested Webhook Subscription was not found.