# Send test notification

Send a test notification to verify template rendering and delivery. Sends to the requesting admin's email or a specified test email.

Endpoint: POST /api/notification/v1/platforms/{platform_key}/templates/{notification_type}/test/
Version: 4.84.1-ai-plus
Security: PlatformApiKeyAuthentication

## Path parameters:

  - `notification_type` (string, required)

  - `platform_key` (string, required)

## Request fields (application/json):

  - `test_email` (string)
    Email address to send test notification to. Defaults to requesting user's email.

  - `context` (any)
    Optional context variables for template rendering (e.g., {'course_name': 'Test Course'})

## Response 200 fields (application/json):

  - `success` (boolean, required)
    Whether the test email was sent successfully

  - `message` (string, required)
    Description of the result

  - `recipient` (string, required)
    Email address the test was sent to