---
title: "Validate a cloud init script"
method: POST
path: "/validate/cloudinit"
tags: ["Validation"]
---

# Validate a cloud init script

`POST /validate/cloudinit`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://cloud-api.voltagepark.com/api/v1`
- URL: `https://cloud-api.voltagepark.com/api/v1/validate/cloudinit`
- Auth: none declared
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/voltagepark/apis/voltage-park-on-demand-api/docs/validate/cloudinit/post.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

Validate a cloud-init script for usage in a bare-metal or virtualized deployment. For more details, see the [cloud-init docs](https://cloudinit.readthedocs.io/en/latest/reference/examples.html).

## Request body

- CloudinitValidationConfig
  - `type` 'instant-vm' | 'vm' | 'baremetal', required
  - `content` union, required
    - string
    - object

## Response `200`

Successful Response

- CloudInitValidationResult
  - `error` boolean, required
  - `message` string, required

## Other responses

- `422`: Validation Error

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