Admiral
Sources

Test a source

POST
/api/v1/sources/{source_id}/test

A credential in isolation cannot be meaningfully tested. A GitHub PAT is just a string until a target URL is known. TestSource is where the "attach credential, verify it works" flow lives.

This operation queries the external system in real time and may take several seconds.

Scope: source:write

Authorization

bearerAuth
AuthorizationBearer <token>

Personal Access Token (PAT) or Service Access Token (SAT). Pass the token in the Authorization header: Bearer admp_...

In: header

Path Parameters

source_id*source_id

Unique identifier of the source to test (UUID).

Formatuuid

Request Body

application/json

TypeScript Definitions

Use the request body type in TypeScript.

Response Body

application/json

curl -X POST "https://api.admiral.io/api/v1/sources/497f6eca-6276-4993-bfeb-53cbbbba6f08/test" \  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \  -d '{    "source_id": "ae50a35c-df42-4eff-ba26-f8bc28d2af81"  }'
{  "status": "SOURCE_TEST_STATUS_UNSPECIFIED",  "error": "string",  "source": {    "id": "f6a7b8c9-0123-4def-5678-901234567890",    "name": "nginx-ingress",    "description": "NGINX Ingress Controller Helm chart from the official repository.",    "type": "SOURCE_TYPE_HELM",    "url": "https://kubernetes.github.io/ingress-nginx",    "source_config": {      "helm": {        "chart_name": "ingress-nginx"      }    },    "labels": {      "category": "networking",      "team": "platform"    },    "last_test_status": "SOURCE_TEST_STATUS_SUCCESS",    "last_tested_at": "2025-11-01T08:00:00Z",    "created_by": {      "id": "d290f1ee-6c54-4b01-90e6-d701748f0851",      "display_name": "Alex Chen",      "email": "[email protected]"    },    "created_at": "2025-08-01T12:00:00Z",    "updated_at": "2025-10-20T09:00:00Z"  }}