---
title: "POST /api/database/validate"
method: POST
path: "/api/database/validate"
tags: ["/api/database"]
---

# POST /api/database/validate

`POST /api/database/validate`

Validate that we can connect to a database given a set of details.

## Request body

- object
  - `details` object, required
    - `details` object, required
    - `engine` string, required — value must be a valid database engine.

## Response `2XX`

Successful response

## Other responses

- `4XX` — Client error response
- `5XX` — Server error response

## Changes

- **2026-03-09** `78297d193ca4` — 1 info
  - api operation id `post-api-database-validate` was added

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/metabase/apis/metabase-api/changes/api/database/validate/post.md)

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