Check and send your push notification send-push
Preview your push notification preview-push
Once your message content has been defined, you can use test profiles or sample input data uploaded from a CSV / JSON file, or added manually to preview its content. If you inserted personalized content, you can check how this content is displayed in the message. Learn how to test your content using sample input data
To do this, click Simulate content. You can then select the type of device to preview content: iOS or Android.
Detailed information on how to preview & test content is available in the Content Management section.
Validate your push notification push-validate
You must check alerts in the upper section of the editor. Some of them are simple warnings, but others can prevent you from sending the message. Two types of alerts can happen: warnings and errors.
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Warnings refer to recommendations and best practices.
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Errors prevent you from testing or activating the journey as long as they are not resolved, such as:
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The push version of the message is empty: this error is displayed when the push notification body or title is missing. Learn how to define push notification content in this section.
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configuration doesn’t exist: you cannot use your message if the configuration you have selected is deleted after the message creation. If this error occurs, select another configuration in the message Properties. Learn more on channel configurations in this section.
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Push iOS/Android payload has exceeded limit of 4KB: the push notification size cannot exceed 4KB. To respect this limit, try to reduce the use of images or emojis. Learn how to manage your push notification content in this section.
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Send your push notification push-send
When your push message is ready, complete the configuration of your journey or campaign to send it.
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