Test a webhook

post /merchants/{merchantId}/webhooks/{webhookId}/test

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Sends sample notifications to test if the webhook is set up correctly.

We send four test notifications for each event code you choose. They cover success and failure scenarios for the hard-coded currencies EUR and GBP, regardless of the currencies configured in the merchant accounts. For custom notifications, we only send the specified custom notification.

The response describes the result of the test. The status field tells you if the test was successful or not. You can use the other fields to troubleshoot unsuccessful tests.

To make this request, your API credential must have the following roles:

Management API—Webhooks read and write

Endpoint destination URL

https://management-test.adyen.com/v1/merchants/{merchantId}/webhooks/{webhookId}/test

Path parameters

Required Optional

webhookId string Required

Unique identifier of the webhook configuration.

merchantId string Required

The unique identifier of the merchant account.

Request parameters

Required Optional

notification object

Custom test notification object. Required when the types list contains CUSTOM.

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types array [string]

List of event codes for which to send test notifications. Only the webhook types below are supported.

Possible values if webhook type: standard:

AUTHORISATION
CHARGEBACK_REVERSED
ORDER_CLOSED
ORDER_OPENED
PAIDOUT_REVERSED
PAYOUT_THIRDPARTY
REFUNDED_REVERSED
REFUND_WITH_DATA
REPORT_AVAILABLE
CUSTOM - set your custom notification fields in the notification object.

Possible values if webhook type: banktransfer-notification:

PENDING

Possible values if webhook type: report-notification:

REPORT_AVAILABLE

Possible values if webhook type: ideal-notification:

AUTHORISATION

Possible values if webhook type: pending-notification:

PENDING

Response parameters

After submitting a call, you receive a response message to inform you that your request was received and processed.

Depending on the HTTP status code of the response message, it is helpful to build some logic to handle any errors that a request or the system may return.

HTTP Responses

200 - OK

The request has succeeded.
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data array [object]

List with test results. Each test webhook we send has a list element with the result.

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merchantId string

Unique identifier of the merchant account that the notification is about.

output string

The response your server returned for the test webhook.

Your server must respond with [accepted] for the test webhook to be successful (data.status: success). Find out more about accepting notifications

You can use the value of this field together with the responseCode value to troubleshoot unsuccessful test webhooks.

requestSent string

The body of the notification webhook that was sent to your server.

responseCode string

The HTTP response code for your server's response to the test webhook.

You can use the value of this field together with the the output field value to troubleshoot failed test webhooks.

responseTime string

The time between sending the test webhook and receiving the response from your server. You can use it as an indication of how long your server takes to process a webhook notification. Measured in milliseconds, for example 304 ms.

status string

The status of the test request. Possible values are:

success, if data.output: [accepted] and data.responseCode: 200.

failed, in all other cases.

You can use the value of the output field together with the responseCode value to troubleshoot failed test webhooks.
204 - No Content

The request has been successfully processed, but there is no additional content.
400 - Bad Request

A problem reading or understanding the request.
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detail string

A human-readable explanation specific to this occurrence of the problem.

errorCode string

A code that identifies the problem type.

instance string

A unique URI that identifies the specific occurrence of the problem.

invalidFields array [object]

Detailed explanation of each validation error, when applicable.

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message string

Description of the validation error.

name string

The field that has an invalid value.

value string

The invalid value.

requestId string

A unique reference for the request, essentially the same as pspReference.

response object

JSON response payload.

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paths array [object]

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content array [string]

rootPath object

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content array [string]

status integer

The HTTP status code.

title string

A short, human-readable summary of the problem type.

type string

A URI that identifies the problem type, pointing to human-readable documentation on this problem type.
401 - Unauthorized

Authentication required.
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detail string

A human-readable explanation specific to this occurrence of the problem.

errorCode string

A code that identifies the problem type.

instance string

A unique URI that identifies the specific occurrence of the problem.

invalidFields array [object]

Detailed explanation of each validation error, when applicable.

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message string

Description of the validation error.

name string

The field that has an invalid value.

value string

The invalid value.

requestId string

A unique reference for the request, essentially the same as pspReference.

response object

JSON response payload.

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paths array [object]

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content array [string]

rootPath object

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content array [string]

status integer

The HTTP status code.

title string

A short, human-readable summary of the problem type.

type string

A URI that identifies the problem type, pointing to human-readable documentation on this problem type.
403 - Forbidden

Insufficient permissions to process the request.
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detail string

A human-readable explanation specific to this occurrence of the problem.

errorCode string

A code that identifies the problem type.

instance string

A unique URI that identifies the specific occurrence of the problem.

invalidFields array [object]

Detailed explanation of each validation error, when applicable.

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message string

Description of the validation error.

name string

The field that has an invalid value.

value string

The invalid value.

requestId string

A unique reference for the request, essentially the same as pspReference.

response object

JSON response payload.

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paths array [object]

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content array [string]

rootPath object

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content array [string]

status integer

The HTTP status code.

title string

A short, human-readable summary of the problem type.

type string

A URI that identifies the problem type, pointing to human-readable documentation on this problem type.
422 - Unprocessable Entity

A request validation error.
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detail string

A human-readable explanation specific to this occurrence of the problem.

errorCode string

A code that identifies the problem type.

instance string

A unique URI that identifies the specific occurrence of the problem.

invalidFields array [object]

Detailed explanation of each validation error, when applicable.

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message string

Description of the validation error.

name string

The field that has an invalid value.

value string

The invalid value.

requestId string

A unique reference for the request, essentially the same as pspReference.

response object

JSON response payload.

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paths array [object]

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content array [string]

rootPath object

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content array [string]

status integer

The HTTP status code.

title string

A short, human-readable summary of the problem type.

type string

A URI that identifies the problem type, pointing to human-readable documentation on this problem type.
500 - Internal Server Error

The server could not process the request.
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detail string

A human-readable explanation specific to this occurrence of the problem.

errorCode string

A code that identifies the problem type.

instance string

A unique URI that identifies the specific occurrence of the problem.

invalidFields array [object]

Detailed explanation of each validation error, when applicable.

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message string

Description of the validation error.

name string

The field that has an invalid value.

value string

The invalid value.

requestId string

A unique reference for the request, essentially the same as pspReference.

response object

JSON response payload.

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paths array [object]

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content array [string]

rootPath object

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content array [string]

status integer

The HTTP status code.

title string

A short, human-readable summary of the problem type.

type string

A URI that identifies the problem type, pointing to human-readable documentation on this problem type.

Test a webhook

Endpoint destination URL

Path parameters

Request parameters

Response parameters

HTTP Responses

200 - OK

204 - No Content

400 - Bad Request

401 - Unauthorized

403 - Forbidden

422 - Unprocessable Entity

500 - Internal Server Error