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# Validate a Golden Config spec

POST https://example.itential.io/configuration_manager/validate
Content-Type: application/json

Validates a Golden Config spec document without saving it. Runs the same syntax and semantic checks that the create and update spec endpoints run before saving. Use it to confirm that a generated document is valid before you submit it for creation or update.

Reference: https://docs.itential.com/itential-cloud/api-reference/configuration-manager/validate-golden-config-document

## Authentication

- `Authorization` header (basic auth, required) — Basic authentication of the form `Basic <base64(username:password)>`.

## Request

### Body (application/json)

This endpoint expects an object.

- `documentType` (enum, optional) — The type of Golden Config spec document to validate
  - Allowed values: `configSpec`, `jsonSpec`
- `document` (ConfigurationManagerValidatePostRequestBodyContentApplicationJsonSchemaDocument, optional) — The complete candidate document to validate

## Response

### 200

Validation result

- `status` (string, optional)
- `result` (ConfigurationManagerValidatePostResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaResult, optional)
- `message` (string, optional) — Human-readable validation summary

## Errors

### 500 Internal Server Error

Error response from API

- `any`

## Types

### ConfigurationManagerValidatePostRequestBodyContentApplicationJsonSchemaDocument

The complete candidate document to validate

### ConfigurationManagerValidatePostResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaResult

- `documentType` (string, optional)
- `isValid` (boolean, optional)
- `errors` (list of ConfigurationManagerValidatePostResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaResultErrorsItems, optional)

### ConfigurationManagerValidatePostResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaResultErrorsItems

- `field` (string, optional)
- `message` (string, optional)

## Examples

**Request**

```json
{}
```

**Response**

```json
{
  "status": "Success",
  "result": {
    "documentType": "string",
    "isValid": true,
    "errors": [
      {
        "field": "string",
        "message": "string"
      }
    ]
  },
  "message": "string"
}
```

**SDK Code**

```python
import requests

url = "https://example.itential.io/configuration_manager/validate"

payload = {}
headers = {"Content-Type": "application/json"}

response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)

print(response.json())
```

```javascript
const url = 'https://example.itential.io/configuration_manager/validate';
const options = {method: 'POST', headers: {'Content-Type': 'application/json'}, body: '{}'};

try {
  const response = await fetch(url, options);
  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}
```

```go
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"strings"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://example.itential.io/configuration_manager/validate"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{}")

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)

	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(res)
	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
```

```ruby
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://example.itential.io/configuration_manager/validate")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{}"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
```

```java
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://example.itential.io/configuration_manager/validate")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .body("{}")
  .asString();
```

```php
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('POST', 'https://example.itential.io/configuration_manager/validate', [
  'body' => '{}',
  'headers' => [
    'Content-Type' => 'application/json',
  ],
]);

echo $response->getBody();
```

```csharp
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://example.itential.io/configuration_manager/validate");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.POST);
request.AddHeader("Content-Type", "application/json");
request.AddParameter("application/json", "{}", ParameterType.RequestBody);
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift
import Foundation

let headers = ["Content-Type": "application/json"]
let parameters = [] as [String : Any]

let postData = JSONSerialization.data(withJSONObject: parameters, options: [])

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://example.itential.io/configuration_manager/validate")! as URL,
                                        cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,
                                    timeoutInterval: 10.0)
request.httpMethod = "POST"
request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headers
request.httpBody = postData as Data

let session = URLSession.shared
let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in
  if (error != nil) {
    print(error as Any)
  } else {
    let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse
    print(httpResponse)
  }
})

dataTask.resume()
```