---
title: "Validate a monitor user template"
method: POST
path: "/api/v2/monitor/template/validate"
tags: ["Monitors"]
---

# Validate a monitor user template

`POST /api/v2/monitor/template/validate`

Validate the structure and content of a monitor user template.

## Request body

- MonitorUserTemplateCreateRequest — Request for creating a monitor user template.
  - `data` MonitorUserTemplateCreateData, required — Monitor user template data.
    - `attributes` MonitorUserTemplateRequestAttributes, required — Attributes for a monitor user template.
      - `description` string, nullable — A brief description of the monitor user template.
      - `monitor_definition` object, required — A valid monitor definition in the same format as the [V1 Monitor API](https://docs.datadoghq.com/api/latest/monitors/#create-a-monitor).
      - `tags` string[], required — The definition of `MonitorUserTemplateTags` object.
      - `template_variables` MonitorUserTemplateTemplateVariablesItems[] — The definition of `MonitorUserTemplateTemplateVariables` object.
        - `available_values` string[] — Available values for the variable.
        - `defaults` string[] — Default values of the template variable.
        - `name` string, required — The name of the template variable.
        - `tag_key` string — The tag key associated with the variable. This works the same as dashboard template variables.
      - `title` string, required — The title of the monitor user template.
    - `type` 'monitor-user-template', required — Monitor user template resource type.

## Response `204`

OK

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad Request
- `429` — Too many requests

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