---
title: "Dry run on the published form: issues + each value exactly as it would print. No PDF, no quota. Always 200 — read is_valid."
method: POST
path: "/api/v1/custom-forms/{id}/check"
tags: ["Custom forms"]
---

# Dry run on the published form: issues + each value exactly as it would print. No PDF, no quota. Always 200 — read is_valid.

`POST /api/v1/custom-forms/{id}/check`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://philforms.com`
- URL: `https://philforms.com/api/v1/custom-forms/{id}/check`
- Auth: one of:
  - HTTP bearer
  - API key in header `X-PDFPhile-Embed`

## Path parameters

- `id` string, required

## Request body

- object: Values keyed by parameter name

## Response `200`

{ form_id, is_valid, issue[], value, unknown_key }

## Other responses

- `400`: Body is not an object
- `404`: No such custom form
- `409`: Not published yet

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/philforms/apis/philforms-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/philforms/apis/philforms-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/philforms/apis/philforms-api/revisions/a43bf313729c?raw)