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# Test a webhook subscription

`POST https://api.pagerduty.com/webhook_subscriptions/{id}/ping`

Test a webhook subscription.

Fires a test event against the webhook subscription.  If properly configured,
this will deliver the `pagey.ping` webhook event to the destination.

Scoped OAuth requires: `webhook_subscriptions.write`

## Authorization

- **api_key** (apiKey) — `Authorization` header. The API Key with format `Token token=<API_KEY>`

## Path parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `id` | string | yes | The ID of the resource. |

## Header parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `Accept` | string | yes | The `Accept` header is used as a versioning header. Default: `application/vnd.pagerduty+json;version=2`. |

## Response 202

Accepted

## Response 401

Caller did not supply credentials or did not provide the correct
credentials.

If you are using an API key, it may be invalid or your Authorization header may be malformed.

## Response 403

Caller is not authorized to view the requested resource.

While your authentication is valid, the authenticated user or token does not have permission to perform this action.

## Response 404

The requested resource was not found.

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