Validate Draft
POST/api/v2/listing-drafts/:draft/validate
Re-resolve the draft's values against current product data + mappings and re-run validation. Mapped overrides ({source_type, source_value}) are re-evaluated against the product on every call. State transitions to ready when validation passes, back to draft when errors appear. A draft without a category records a missing_category validation error.
products:writeGrant this scope to your token under Settings → Developer → Personal Access Tokens.
Authentication: Requires Bearer token.
variant_context — describes whether this draft targets a single VARIANT of a matrix family rather than the family itself. When is_variant_child is true, parent_sku / parent_name identify the family and sibling_count is how many variants it has. Publishing a single child is permitted, but it creates a standalone channel item with no variant group — publish the parent to list the whole family as one grouped listing. null when the draft has no product.
Request
Responses
- 200
- 401
- 403
- 404
- 422
- 429
OK
Unauthenticated — the bearer token is missing, revoked, expired, or malformed. Never retry automatically; fix the credential. See the Errors guide.
Forbidden — the token lacks a required scope, the endpoint is not available to API tokens, or the user behind the token lacks the permission. A human must adjust the token scopes or user permissions; do not retry.
Not found — no record with the given identifier (or the route does not exist). Verify the ID before retrying.
Validation failed — the body is a field → messages map (Laravel shape) or the platform envelope with a stable machine-readable code. Fix the payload and resubmit.
Rate limited — platform limit is 1,000 requests/min; individual tokens may carry lower limits. Honor the Retry-After header before retrying. See the Rate Limits guide.