---
title: "Changes to Validate a metadata payload"
method: POST
path: "/metadata/validate/"
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# Changes to Validate a metadata payload

`POST /metadata/validate/`

> Every recorded change to this operation, newest first.

## Timeline

Changed in 3 of 25 revisions.

- **2026-10-13** `287eea61ef65`: 2 info
- **2026-07-26** `3f44fa7d59b0`: 2 info
- **2026-07-13** `7bead36bd425`: 1 breaking

## Changes

- **2026-10-13** `287eea61ef65`: 2 info
  - added the optional property `code` to the response with the `401` status
  - added the optional property `code` to the response with the `422` status
- **2026-07-26** `3f44fa7d59b0`: 2 info
  - the endpoint scheme security `apikey` was removed from the API
  - the endpoint scheme security `basic` was removed from the API
- **2026-07-13** `7bead36bd425`: 1 breaking
  - the `content` request property type changed from no type to `object`

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