# Send a test email

> Send a test email from BooleanSMTP's Test Email screen, then confirm delivery in Email Logs.

Send a test email to confirm a connection works, whether you're finishing the setup wizard or checking a
connection you added later.

<Steps>

1. In the BooleanSMTP sidebar, click **Test Email**.
2. In **Select Mailer**, choose the connection you want to test.
3. In **To Address**, enter an address you can check right now.
4. Click **Send Test Email**.

</Steps>

![The Test Email screen: Select Mailer, To Address and Subject, with the Send Test Email button highlighted.](../../../assets/screenshots/test-email.webp)

You see **Test email sent successfully!** when the provider accepted the message. Check that inbox — and its
spam folder — for the email.

If you see **Test email failed to send**, the message under it is the provider's reason. The most common causes
are a mistyped key or password and a From address the provider has not verified.

## Check that it was delivered

Click **Logs** in the BooleanSMTP sidebar. **Email Logs** lists every email your site sent, newest first. The
tabs filter them: **All**, **Successful**, **Simulated**, **Failed** and **Pending**.

![The Email Logs screen, with the All, Successful, Simulated, Failed and Pending tabs highlighted above the list of sent emails.](../../../assets/screenshots/email-logs.webp)

Your test email should be under **Successful**. Click it to see its details.

<Aside type="note">
An email under **Simulated** was never sent: simulation mode was on, which captures emails instead of sending
them. Turn it off in [Settings → Email Simulation Mode](/sending/simulation-mode/) when you are ready to send
for real.
</Aside>

## Next steps

- [Logs](/logs/) — more about what's recorded and how long it's kept.
- [Choose a mailer](/mailers/) if the test failed and you want to try a different provider.
- [Troubleshooting](/troubleshooting/) if the test keeps failing.