# Go language-specific guide — Test the application

> In the previous section, you've already tested querying your application with GET and it returned zero for the stored message counter.

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## Knowledge

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In the previous section, you've already tested querying your application with GET and it returned zero for the stored message counter. Now, post some messages to it

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```console
$ curl --request POST \
  --url http://localhost/send \
  --header 'content-type: application/json' \
  --data '{"value": "Hello, Docker!"}'
```

The application responds with the contents of the message, which means it has been saved in the database

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```json
{ "value": "Hello, Docker!" }
```

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```console
$ curl --request POST \
  --url http://localhost/send \
  --header 'content-type: application/json' \
  --data '{"value": "Hello, Oliver!"}'
```

And again, you get the value of the message back

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```json
{ "value": "Hello, Oliver!" }
```

Run curl and see what the message counter says

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```console
$ curl localhost
Hello, Docker! (2)
```

In this example, you sent two messages and the database kept them. Or has it? Stop and remove all your containers, but not the volumes, and try again.

First, stop the containers

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```console
$ docker container stop rest-server roach
rest-server
roach
```

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```console
$ docker container rm rest-server roach
rest-server
roach
```

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```console
$ docker container list --all
CONTAINER ID   IMAGE     COMMAND   CREATED   STATUS    PORTS     NAMES
```

And start them again, database first

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```console
$ docker run -d \
  --name roach \
  --hostname db \
  --network mynet \
  -p 26257:26257 \
  -p 8080:8080 \
  -v roach:/cockroach/cockroach-data \
  cockroachdb/cockroach:latest-v25.4 start-single-node \
  --insecure
``` …

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