> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.bland.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Send Test Contact Card

> Send the agent's contact card to one number to check how it arrives.

### Overview

Sends the agent's contact card to a number you choose so you can see how it looks on a real device.

> [!WARNING]
>
> Each request sends a real message and is billed to your organization like any other outbound message. It is not a preview.

Limited to 5 requests per minute per agent. The test is independent of the automatic delivery switch, so you can send one whether or not `vcf_delivery_enabled` is on, and you can repeat it.

Requires an admin, owner, operator, or prompter role.

### Headers

**authorization** `string` *required*

Your API key for authentication.

### Path Parameters

**agent\_id** `string` *required*

The agent's unique identifier.

### Body Parameters

**to** `string` *required*

Destination number in E.164, for example `+15550000000`. Anything that does not normalize to E.164 returns `400 BAD_REQUEST`.

**channel** `string` *required*

One of `sms`, `imessage`, or `rcs`. Any other value returns `400 BAD_REQUEST` listing the accepted values.

### Response

**data.channel** `string`

The channel you requested.

**data.to** `string`

The destination number, normalized to E.164.

**data.from** `string`

The agent number the card was sent from.

**data.delivered\_via** `string`

How it was actually delivered: `mms`, `imessage`, or `rcs`. This can differ from `channel` when the requested channel falls back.

**data.message\_sid** `string | null`

Provider identifier for the sent message, or `null` when the channel does not return one.

**data.note** `string`

Present only when there is something worth saying about how the send was handled.

**errors** `null | array`

`null` on success, or a list of error objects if the request failed. Returns `402 PAYMENT_REQUIRED` when the organization's balance will not cover a message. Returns `409` when the channel cannot carry the card, with `error` set to `NO_BOUND_NUMBER`, `NO_RCS_SENDER`, `RCS_SENDER_NOT_READY`, or `IMESSAGE_NOT_CONFIGURED`.

```json Response theme={null}
{
  "data": {
    "channel": "sms",
    "to": "+15550000000",
    "from": "+18005551234",
    "delivered_via": "mms",
    "message_sid": "6f0d6b4d-6b0e-4a58-9a1b-6f2d7b6a2f10"
  },
  "errors": null
}
```

```json No Bound Number theme={null}
{
  "data": null,
  "errors": [
    {
      "error": "NO_BOUND_NUMBER",
      "message": "This agent has no phone number attached to send from"
    }
  ]
}
```

```json Payment Required theme={null}
{
  "data": null,
  "errors": [
    {
      "error": "PAYMENT_REQUIRED",
      "message": "Your balance does not cover sending this message"
    }
  ]
}
```

```json Invalid Channel theme={null}
{
  "data": null,
  "errors": [
    {
      "error": "BAD_REQUEST",
      "message": "`channel` must be one of: sms, imessage, rcs"
    }
  ]
}
```

***

Docs for agents: [llms.txt](https://docs.bland.ai/llms.txt)


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