Test a destination

Sends a validation event or credential check and returns destination-specific diagnostics.

Authentication

Requires Authorization: Bearer ${API_KEY}. Create and rotate keys from the TrackLayer dashboard.

Path parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`destination_id`	string	Yes	Destination identifier.

Request body schema

{
  "event_name": "string",
  "dry_run": "boolean"
}

Response schema · 200

{
  "ok": true,
  "message": "Connection verified"
}

Response example

{
  "ok": true,
  "message": "Connection verified"
}

Code examples

curl https://api.tracklayer.com/v1/destinations/dst_123/test \
  -X POST \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer ${API_KEY}" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"event_name":"purchase","user_id":"u_123","properties":{"order_id":"100045","value":129}}'

Try it out

Use the dashboard to create an API key, then run one of the examples above with TRACKLAYER_API_KEY set in your environment.

Open API key settings