---
title: "Validate a Redis ACL"
method: POST
path: "/v1/redis_acls/validate"
tags: ["RedisAcls"]
---

# Validate a Redis ACL

`POST /v1/redis_acls/validate`

Validate a Redis ACL without persisting changes. This API route is deprecated (7.12), please use POST /v1/redis_acls?dry_run instead.

## Request body

- RedisAcl — An API object that represents a Redis ACL definition.
  - `account_id` integer — SM account ID associated with this ACL.
  - `acl` string — Redis ACL string definition.
  - `action_uid` string — Action uid. If exists - progress can be tracked by the GET /actions/<uid> API
  - `max_version` string — Maximum Redis version for which this ACL is valid.
  - `min_version` string — Minimum Redis version for which this ACL is valid.
  - `name` string — ACL name.
  - `uid` integer — Redis ACL unique uid.

## Response `200`

Redis ACL validated successfully

- RedisAcl — An API object that represents a Redis ACL definition.
  - `account_id` integer — SM account ID associated with this ACL.
  - `acl` string — Redis ACL string definition.
  - `action_uid` string — Action uid. If exists - progress can be tracked by the GET /actions/<uid> API
  - `max_version` string — Maximum Redis version for which this ACL is valid.
  - `min_version` string — Minimum Redis version for which this ACL is valid.
  - `name` string — ACL name.
  - `uid` integer — Redis ACL unique uid.

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad Request
- `403` — Forbidden
- `409` — Conflict

## Changes

- **2026-02-09** `17b61f8beeda` — 1 info
  - endpoint added
- **2026-01-23** `9fdf3bc7ad77` — 1 breaking
  - api path removed without deprecation

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/redis/apis/redis-software-rest-api/changes/v1/redis_acls/validate/post.md)

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