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POST
/
v1
/
check-sessions
/
trigger
Trigger a new check session
curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.checklyhq.com/v1/check-sessions/trigger \
  --header 'Authorization: <api-key>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '{
  "target": {
    "matchTags": [
      [
        "production",
        "!skip-e2e"
      ]
    ],
    "checkId": [
      "a4cd4ad9-4815-4a9e-92d2-0a7c562ee69a"
    ]
  }
}'
{
  "sessions": [
    {
      "checkSessionId": "8166fa86-c9b4-4162-8541-d380c6c212d8",
      "checkSessionLink": "https://app.checklyhq.com/accounts/1397c172-1938-4973-a225-5862298e571a/checks/a4cd4ad9-4815-4a9e-92d2-0a7c562ee69a/check-sessions/8166fa86-c9b4-4162-8541-d380c6c212d8",
      "checkId": "a4cd4ad9-4815-4a9e-92d2-0a7c562ee69a",
      "checkType": "API",
      "name": "Example API Check",
      "status": "PASSED",
      "startedAt": "2025-08-28T18:23:40.262Z",
      "stoppedAt": "2025-08-28T18:28:40.993Z",
      "timeElapsed": 300731,
      "runLocations": [
        "us-east-1",
        "eu-central-1"
      ]
    }
  ]
}

Authorizations

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Authorization
string
header
required

The Checkly Public API uses API keys to authenticate requests. You can get the API Key here. Your API key is like a password: keep it secure! Authentication to the API is performed using the Bearer auth method in the Authorization header and using the account ID. For example, set Authorization header while using cURL: curl -H "Authorization: Bearer [apiKey]" "X-Checkly-Account: [accountId]"

Body

application/json
​
target
object

Response

Returns a check session for each check matching target conditions.

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sessions
object[]
required

A list of check sessions, with one check session for each check.

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