Send Test Push Notifications to FCM for Android
To run a quick test of your push notification setup for Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM) for Android, use the Test Push Notifications page.
Required Editions
| Available in: both Salesforce Classic and Lightning Experience |
Connected Apps can be created in: Group, Essentials, Professional, Enterprise, Performance, Unlimited, and Developer Editions Connected Apps can be installed in: All editions |
| User Permissions Needed | |
|---|---|
| To read, create, update, or delete connected apps: | Customize Application AND either Modify All Data OR Manage Connected Apps |
| To update all fields except Profiles, Permission Sets, and Service Provider SAML Attributes: | Customize Application AND either Modify All Data OR Manage Connected Apps |
| To update Profiles, Permission Sets, and Service Provider SAML Attributes: | Customize Application AND Modify All Data AND Manage Profiles and Permission Sets |
| To rotate the consumer key and consumer secret: | Allow consumer key and secret rotation |
| To install and uninstall connected apps: | Customize Application AND either Modify All Data OR Manage Connected Apps |
| To install and uninstall packaged connected apps: | Download AppExchange Packages AND Customize Application AND either Modify All Data OR Manage Connected Apps |
See New connected apps can no longer be created in Spring ‘26 for more details.
- In Setup, enter Apps in the Quick Find box, then select Apps.
- Click the name of your connected app.
- Click Send test notification next to Supported Push Platform. This link appears only if you’ve configured your connected app to support mobile push notifications.
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Enter a connection token string in the Recipient field, OR
search for a recipient by clicking Search
, and
then select one of the search results. By default, the Search results list displays the
five devices most recently registered for your connected app.
- To find other devices, enter a user name in the Search text box.
- Click Go to generate a list of all devices currently registered under that user name.
- For Payload, enter a JSON value that contains your message.
- To send the push notification to the FCM server only, select Dry Run.
- Click Send to send the test push notification, or click Clear to reset the form.

