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# Test an SMTP sending account

> Runs a connection test for a custom SMTP account. The shared Amazon SES account and OAuth accounts cannot be tested through this endpoint.



## OpenAPI

````yaml /openapi-app.json post /providers/{public_id}/test
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  description: Programmatic access to your Sendmux email infrastructure.
  title: Sendmux API
  version: 1.0.0
servers:
  - description: API v1
    url: https://app.sendmux.ai/api/v1
security:
  - bearerAuth: []
paths:
  /providers/{public_id}/test:
    post:
      tags:
        - Sending accounts
      summary: Test an SMTP sending account
      description: >-
        Runs a connection test for a custom SMTP account. The shared Amazon SES
        account and OAuth accounts cannot be tested through this endpoint.
      operationId: managementTestProvider
      parameters:
        - in: path
          name: public_id
          required: true
          schema:
            description: Sending account public ID
            example: dprov_clxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
            type: string
        - in: header
          name: Idempotency-Key
          required: false
          schema:
            description: >-
              Client-chosen unique key to safely retry the request. Cached for
              24h per (team, endpoint, key). Different body with same key
              returns 409 idempotency_conflict.
            example: providers-create-20260525-001
            maxLength: 255
            type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ProviderTestResultResponse'
          description: Connection test result
        '404':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError'
          description: Sending account not found
        '422':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError'
          description: Account cannot be tested
        '503':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError'
          description: Connection testing unavailable
      security:
        - bearerAuth: []
components:
  schemas:
    ProviderTestResultResponse:
      allOf:
        - $ref: '#/components/schemas/SuccessEnvelope'
        - properties:
            data:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/ProviderTestResult'
            meta:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/ResponseMeta'
          required:
            - data
          type: object
      unevaluatedProperties: false
    ApiError:
      additionalProperties: false
      properties:
        error:
          additionalProperties: false
          properties:
            code:
              description: Machine-readable error code
              enum:
                - invalid_parameter
                - missing_parameter
                - authentication_required
                - insufficient_permissions
                - not_found
                - conflict
                - limit_exceeded
                - idempotency_conflict
                - payload_too_large
                - validation_error
                - rate_limit_exceeded
                - service_unavailable
                - internal_error
              example: invalid_parameter
              type: string
            doc_url:
              description: Link to relevant documentation
              type: string
            errors:
              description: >-
                Accumulated per-field issues for validation errors. Only present
                on 400/422 responses.
              items:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiErrorDetail'
              type: array
            message:
              description: Human-readable error description
              type: string
            param:
              description: The parameter that caused the error
              type: string
            retryable:
              description: >-
                Whether the caller may safely retry this request. 4xx are
                typically false (except 429); 5xx are typically true.
              example: false
              type: boolean
          required:
            - code
            - message
            - retryable
          type: object
        meta:
          additionalProperties: false
          properties:
            request_id:
              example: req_clxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
              type: string
          required:
            - request_id
          type: object
        ok:
          enum:
            - false
          type: boolean
      required:
        - ok
        - error
        - meta
      type: object
    SuccessEnvelope:
      properties:
        meta:
          additionalProperties: {}
          properties: {}
          type: object
        ok:
          enum:
            - true
          type: boolean
      required:
        - ok
        - meta
      type: object
    ProviderTestResult:
      additionalProperties: false
      properties:
        latency_ms:
          example: 182
          minimum: 0
          type: integer
        message:
          example: Connection verified.
          type: string
        success:
          example: true
          type: boolean
        tested_at:
          example: '2026-05-25T02:18:00Z'
          type: string
      required:
        - success
        - message
        - latency_ms
        - tested_at
      type: object
    ResponseMeta:
      additionalProperties: false
      properties:
        request_id:
          example: req_clxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
          type: string
      required:
        - request_id
      type: object
    ApiErrorDetail:
      additionalProperties: false
      properties:
        code:
          description: >-
            Machine-readable issue code from the validator (e.g. zod issue
            code).
          example: invalid_string
          type: string
        field:
          description: Dot-path of the offending request field.
          example: recipient.email
          type: string
        message:
          description: Human-readable issue description.
          type: string
      required:
        - field
        - code
        - message
      type: object
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      bearerFormat: API Key
      description: >-
        Sendmux API key. Use a root API key for Management API routes, or a
        mailbox credential for Mailbox API routes. Obtain keys from the
        dashboard under API Keys.
      scheme: bearer
      type: http

````