---
title: "Validates name of connection for uniqueness. Deprecated: use GET /check?name= instead — names containing '/' cannot be passed as a path variable."
method: GET
path: "/connection/check/{name}"
tags: ["Connection"]
deprecated: true
---

# Validates name of connection for uniqueness. Deprecated: use GET /check?name= instead — names containing '/' cannot be passed as a path variable.

`GET /connection/check/{name}`

> **Deprecated.**

## Path parameters

- `name` string, required

## Response `200`

Connection Name has been successfully validate. Return EXISTS or NOT_EXISTS values in 'message' property.

- ErrorResource
  - `timestamp` string, date-time
  - `status` integer
  - `error` string
  - `message` string
  - `path` string

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad Request
- `401` — Unauthorized
- `403` — Forbidden
- `500` — Internal Error
- `502` — Bad Gateway

## Changes

> 3 revisions in range; 1 not diffed.

- **2026-07-30** `82ed767ffb65` — 4 info
  - api operation id `existsByName_1` removed and replaced with `existsByNameInPath`
  - endpoint deprecated
  - added the non-success response with the status `400`
  - added the non-success response with the status `403`

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/opencelium/apis/opencelium-api/changes/connection/check/:name/get.md)

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