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Validates an existing record field

Warning: Experimental API

Please note that this API method is marked as unstable and should be avoided in production environments. Changes may occur at any time without warning, potentially impacting your scripts. We recommend contacting our Support Team to explore alternative approaches that are safer and more reliable!

Body parameters

id string Required

RFC 4122 UUID of record expressed in URL-safe base64 format

Example: "hWl-mnkWRYmMCSTq4z_piQ"
type string Required

Must be exactly "item".

relationships.item_type.data Required

The record's model

relationships.creator.data Optional

The entity (account/collaborator/access token/sso user) who created the record

Examples

POST https://site-api.datocms.com/items/:item_id/validate HTTP/1.1
Authorization: Bearer YOUR-API-TOKEN
Accept: application/json
X-Api-Version: 3
Content-Type: application/vnd.api+json
{
"data": {
"id": "hWl-mnkWRYmMCSTq4z_piQ",
"type": "item",
"attributes": {
"title": "My first blog post!",
"content": "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet...",
"category": "24",
"image": {
"upload_id": "WxrWMPl3TjeSJYcl6lNCbg",
"alt": "Alt text",
"title": "Image title",
"custom_data": {}
}
},
"relationships": {
"item_type": {
"data": {
"type": "item_type",
"id": "DxMaW10UQiCmZcuuA-IkkA"
}
}
}
}
}
Terminal window
curl -g 'https://site-api.datocms.com/items/:item_id/validate' \
-X POST \
-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR-API-TOKEN" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-H "X-Api-Version: 3" \
-H "Content-Type: application/vnd.api+json" \
--data-binary '{"data":{"id":"hWl-mnkWRYmMCSTq4z_piQ","type":"item","attributes":{"title":"My first blog post!","content":"Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet...","category":"24","image":{"upload_id":"WxrWMPl3TjeSJYcl6lNCbg","alt":"Alt text","title":"Image title","custom_data":{}}},"relationships":{"item_type":{"data":{"type":"item_type","id":"DxMaW10UQiCmZcuuA-IkkA"}}}}}'
await fetch("https://site-api.datocms.com/items/:item_id/validate", {
method: "POST",
headers: {
Authorization: "Bearer YOUR-API-TOKEN",
Accept: "application/json",
"X-Api-Version": "3",
"Content-Type": "application/vnd.api+json",
},
body: JSON.stringify({
data: {
id: "hWl-mnkWRYmMCSTq4z_piQ",
type: "item",
attributes: {
title: "My first blog post!",
content: "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet...",
category: "24",
image: {
upload_id: "WxrWMPl3TjeSJYcl6lNCbg",
alt: "Alt text",
title: "Image title",
custom_data: {},
},
},
relationships: {
item_type: {
data: { type: "item_type", id: "DxMaW10UQiCmZcuuA-IkkA" },
},
},
},
}),
});