---
title: "Check whether a terms URL would be accepted (no fetch)"
method: POST
path: "/v1/import/validate-url"
tags: ["Rights desk"]
---

# Check whether a terms URL would be accepted (no fetch)

`POST /v1/import/validate-url`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://www.rightshold.com`
- URL: `https://www.rightshold.com/v1/import/validate-url`
- Auth: one of:
  - none
  - HTTP bearer

## Headers

- `X-Request-Id` string

## Request body

- object: Fields seen in accepted requests; required ones are proven by tests (omitting each returns a 4xx naming it).
  - `url` string, required

## Response `200`

OK

- object: Inferred from recorded responses; additional properties may appear.
  - `ok` boolean
  - `reasons` unknown[]
    - unknown
  - `limits` object
    - `max_bytes` integer
    - `timeout_ms` integer
    - `max_redirects` integer
  - `note` string

## Other responses

- `400`: Problem details: a stable error code, type URI, title, status and an explanation
- `401`: Problem details: a stable error code, type URI, title, status and an explanation
- `404`: Problem details: a stable error code, type URI, title, status and an explanation
- `405`: Problem details: a stable error code, type URI, title, status and an explanation
- `422`: Problem details: a stable error code, type URI, title, status and an explanation
- `429`: Request budget exhausted; retry after Retry-After seconds
- `500`: Problem details: a stable error code, type URI, title, status and an explanation

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/rightshold/apis/rightshold-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/rightshold/apis/rightshold-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/rightshold/apis/rightshold-api/revisions/cfe84fdde1ca?raw)