Test Node Message
You can test email template from journey
The Send Test Message feature allows you to verify the email content, personalization, and configuration before activating the journey. This helps ensure that the message renders correctly and reaches the intended recipients.
You can use the Test option in two ways.
- You can send test emails directly from the Action node on the Journey canvas:
- Email Action node in the Journey Builder.

Configure Test message in Email Test node
Test Email Configuration
The test panel allows you to specify who should receive the test email.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Test with | Defines the identifier used for testing. For email nodes, this is set to Email. |
| Email address | Enter the email addresses that should receive the test email. You can add up to 10 email addresses, separated by commas. You can update this in the Admin Configuration of the panel. |
| Preset Test Users | Preset test users help teams quickly test communications without manually entering email addresses each time. You can preset your emails from Account Configuration > Test Contact |
Recently used: You can add all the recently used emails from here without manually entering them.
Note
If an entered email address does not exist in the contact database, the test email will not be sent to that address.
Send the Test Email
After entering the recipients in the Email bar, Click Send. The system processes the request and attempts to send the test email.
A confirmation screen will appear including success or failure details for each recipient.
Email Send Test: Failure Scenarios
Below are the scenarios where a Journey Node Send Test for Email can fail
- User / Identity Issues: A test email will fail if the user is anonymous and the anonymous feature is not enabled in the system.
- Personalisation / Attribute Issues: If there is an error while reading user attributes or event data from MongoDB, the test fails with a personalisation error.
- Template / Content Issues: If a merchandising template is used but the
mt_request_idis not set in Redis, the test will be skipped.
Updated about 5 hours ago
