---
title: "Service: /members/{member}/groups/{group}/validate [POST]"
source: https://dev.pageseeder.com/api/services/validate-publication-POST.html
description: "API endpoint to validate all documents in a publication for a specified group using Schematron schemas. Starts an asynchronous process and requires contributor permissions."
last_updated: 2026-09-02T11:36:18+10:00
document_type: api_endpoint
operation_id: uri-POST
resource_id: uri
path_template: /members/{member}/groups/{group}/validate
http_method: POST
api_category: uri
implementation_version: 6.2004
api_since: 5.9905
deprecated_since: null
obsolete_since: null
api_support: supported
cache_control: N/A
generated_at: 2026-09-02
tokens: ~265
---

# /members/\{member\}/groups/\{group\}/validate \[POST\]

## Description

Performs a [validation](../../reference/glossary/validation.md) on all documents in a publication accessible to the specified group.

Invoking this service starts an [Asynchronous process](../usage/asynchronous_process.md).

## Parameters

| Name | Description | Required | Type | Default value |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| failuresonly | Whether to only include results with failed assertions | no | boolean | `false` |
| publicationid | The ID of the publication to validate | yes | string |  |
| schema | The name of the schematron to use for validation (e.g. myschema.sch) | yes | string |  |
| shared | Whether report should be visible to all group members (manager only) | no | boolean | `false` |

## Permission

Requires contributor or higher in the group.

## Response

This service returns the following XML:

```xml

<publication-validation>
  <thread ...> ... </thread>
</publication-validation>
```

## Error Handling

| 0x1207 | No URIs to validate |
| --- | --- |