---
title: "Validate a workflow"
method: POST
path: "/workflow_engine/workflows/{id}/validate"
tags: ["Workflow Engine"]
---

# Validate a workflow

`POST /workflow_engine/workflows/{id}/validate`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://example.itential.io`
- URL: `https://example.itential.io/workflow_engine/workflows/{id}/validate`
- Auth: none declared

Loads a stored workflow by id, runs deep validation, persists errors/warnings when they change, and returns { isValid, errors, warnings }.

## Path parameters

- `id` string, required

## Response `200`

Validation result; errors/warnings also persisted on the stored workflow when changed

- WorkflowEngineValidateWorkflowResponse200
  - `isValid` boolean
  - `errors` unknown[]
    - unknown
  - `warnings` unknown[]
    - unknown

## Other responses

- `500`: Error response from API

## Changes

- **2026-10-31** `2095cc90e583`: 2 info
  - api tag `Workflow Engine` added
  - api tag `workflowEngine` removed

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/itential/apis/itential-2/changes/workflow_engine/workflows/:id/validate/post.md)

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