> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.omni.co/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

<AgentInstructions>

## Submitting Feedback

If you encounter incorrect, outdated, or confusing documentation on this page, submit feedback:

POST https://docs.omni.co/feedback

```json
{
  "path": "/api/models/validate-model",
  "feedback": "Description of the issue"
}
```

Only submit feedback when you have something specific and actionable to report.

</AgentInstructions>

# Validate model

> Retrieves validation issues for a model and its branches.



## OpenAPI

````yaml /api/openapi.yaml get /v1/models/{modelId}/validate
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Omni API
  description: >
    The Omni REST API provides programmatic access to your Omni instance for
    managing users, documents, queries, schedules, and more.  
  version: 1.0.0
  contact:
    name: Omni Support
    url: https://docs.omni.co
servers:
  - url: https://{instance}.omniapp.co/api
    description: Production
    variables:
      instance:
        default: blobsrus
        description: Your production Omni instance subdomain
  - url: https://{instance}.playground.exploreomni.dev/api
    description: Playground
    variables:
      instance:
        default: blobsrus
        description: Your playground Omni instance subdomain
security:
  - bearerAuth: []
  - orgApiKey: []
tags:
  - name: AI
    description: AI-powered query generation
  - name: API Tokens
    description: >-
      Manage API tokens (Organization keys, Personal Access Tokens, MCP OAuth
      grants)
  - name: Connections
    description: Manage database connections
  - name: Connection environments
    description: Manage connection environments database connections
  - name: Content
    description: Unified content retrieval (documents and folders)
  - name: Content migration
    description: Export and import dashboards
  - name: Content validator
    description: Validate content against models and perform find/replace operations
  - name: Dashboard downloads
    description: Download dashboards and tiles as PDF, PNG, XLSX, CSV, or JSON files
  - name: Dashboard filters and controls
    description: Read and update dashboard filter and control default values
  - name: dbt
    description: Manage dbt configuration for connections
  - name: Documents
    description: Create, retrieve, and manage documents
  - name: Document favorites
    description: Favorite and unfavorite documents
  - name: Document labels
    description: Apply and manage labels on documents
  - name: Document permissions
    description: Manage document-level access
  - name: Labels
    description: >
      Manage labels in an organization. Labels can be applied to documents and
      folders to help organize and categorize content.


      **Label types:**

      - **Basic labels**: Can be created and managed by any user

      - **Verified labels**: Indicate curated or officially sanctioned content.
      Admin-only.

      - **Homepage labels**: Appear on the organization homepage. Admin-only.
  - name: Folders
    description: Create and organize content folders
  - name: Folder permissions
    description: Manage folder-level access
  - name: Jobs
    description: Check status of asynchronous jobs
  - name: Models
    description: Create and manage data models
  - name: Model branches
    description: Manage model branches and merge changes
  - name: Model git configuration
    description: Manage git configuration for shared models
  - name: Queries
    description: Execute workbook queries
  - name: Schedules
    description: Create and manage scheduled tasks
  - name: Schedule recipients
    description: Manage schedule recipients
  - name: Schema refresh schedules
    description: Manage automated schema refresh schedules for connections
  - name: Topics
    description: Retrieve topic information from models
  - name: Uploads
    description: Manage file uploads
  - name: Users
    description: Manage users
  - name: User attributes
    description: Manage user attribute definitions
  - name: User groups
    description: Manage user groups
  - name: User model roles
    description: Manage model and connection role assignments for users
  - name: User group model roles
    description: Manage model and connection role assignments for user groups
  - name: Uploads
    description: Manage CSV and spreadsheet uploads
paths:
  /v1/models/{modelId}/validate:
    get:
      tags:
        - Models
      summary: Validate model
      description: Retrieves validation issues for a model and its branches.
      operationId: validateModel
      parameters:
        - name: modelId
          in: path
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
            format: uuid
          description: The ID of the model.
        - name: branchId
          in: query
          schema:
            type: string
            format: uuid
          description: >
            The ID of the branch to validate. The branch must exist for the
            model. If not provided, the model is validated directly. To retrieve
            branch IDs, use the [List models](/api/models/list-models) endpoint
            with `modelKind=BRANCH`.


            **Note**: Schema models do not support branches.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A list of validation issues.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  type: object
                  properties:
                    message:
                      type: string
                      description: The validation issue message.
                    is_warning:
                      type: boolean
                      description: >-
                        If `true`, the issue is a warning. If `false`, the issue
                        is an error.
                    yaml_path:
                      type: string
                      description: The path to the YAML file containing the issue.
                    auto_fix:
                      type: object
                      description: >-
                        Information about automatic fixes available for the
                        issue.
                      properties:
                        description_short:
                          type: string
                          description: A short description of the auto-fix.
                        description_unique:
                          type: string
                          description: A unique description of the auto-fix.
              example:
                - message: >-
                    No view "blob_sales". Set base_view to a valid, existing
                    view.
                  is_warning: false
                  yaml_path: blob_sales.topic
                  auto_fix:
                    description_short: Delete topic "blob_sales"
                    description_unique: Delete topic "blob_sales"
        '400':
          description: |
            Bad Request

            Possible error messages:

            - `modelId: Invalid uuid`
            - `Schema models do not have branches`
            - `Unrecognized key(s) in object: '<invalidParameter>'`
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '404':
          description: |
            Not Found

            Possible error messages:

            - `Model with id <modelId> does not exist`
            - `Branch model with id <branchId> does not exist`
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '405':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/MethodNotAllowed'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/TooManyRequests'
        '500':
          description: |
            Internal Server Error

            Possible error messages:

            - `Model service error`
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
      security:
        - bearerAuth: []
components:
  schemas:
    Error:
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          type: string
          description: HTTP response code for the error
          example: <response_code>
        message:
          type: string
          description: Detailed error description
          example: <error_reason>
  responses:
    MethodNotAllowed:
      description: Method Not Allowed - Invalid HTTP method for this endpoint
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    TooManyRequests:
      description: Too Many Requests - Rate limit exceeded (60 requests/minute)
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: JWT
      description: >
        Can be either an [Organization API
        Key](/api/authentication#organization-api-keys) or [Personal Access
        Token (PAT)](/api/authentication#personal-access-tokens-pat).


        Include in the `Authorization` header as: `Bearer YOUR_TOKEN`
    orgApiKey:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: JWT
      description: >
        Requires an [Organization API
        Key](/api/authentication#organization-api-keys). Personal Access Tokens
        (PATs) are not supported for this endpoint.


        Include in the `Authorization` header as: `Bearer ORGANIZATION_API_KEY`

````