URL Validator

Validate a URL's format, reachability, SSL status, and response details

GET


                    api/v1/validate-url

Validate a URL's format, reachability, SSL status, and response details

Rate Limiting

Standard rate limits apply to this endpoint.

Authentication

This endpoint requires authentication via API key. You can use the sandbox mode for testing without registering. See the authentication guide for details.

Query Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`url`	string	Required	The url parameter

Response details for this API endpoint. See the response format guide for the standard response structure.

Example Response

{
    "status": "success",
    "http_code": 200,
    "code": "SUCCESS",
    "message": "URL validation completed",
    "data": {
        "url": "https://example.com",
        "format_valid": true,
        "reachable": true,
        "status_code": 200,
        "ssl": true,
        "host": "example.com",
        "response_time_ms": 95
    }
}

Example Usage

Here's how to use this endpoint in various languages. For more examples, see our code examples page.

cURL

curl -X GET \
    "https://apixies.io/api/v1/validate-url" \
    -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"

JavaScript

fetch("https://apixies.io/api/v1/validate-url", {
    method: "GET",
    headers: {
        "Content-Type": "application/json",
        "X-API-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY"
    }
})
.then(response => response.json())
.then(data => console.log(data))
.catch(error => console.error("Error:", error));

PHP

$ch = curl_init();

curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, "https://apixies.io/api/v1/validate-url");
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, [
    "Content-Type: application/json",
    "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"
]);

$response = curl_exec($ch);
curl_close($ch);

echo $response;

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Common Use Cases

Form input validation

Validate URLs submitted through forms in real-time. Check format correctness and reachability before accepting user input.

Data quality enforcement

Clean up databases containing URLs by batch-validating entries. Remove or flag invalid, unreachable, or malformed URLs.

Webhook endpoint verification

Before saving webhook URLs, verify they are reachable and respond correctly. Prevent configuration errors that lead to missed events.

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