---
title: "Validate combine by name request"
method: POST
path: "/files/combine/by-name/validate"
tags: ["file"]
---

# Validate combine by name request

`POST /files/combine/by-name/validate`

Validates the combine by name request and returns all errors that might appear.

## Request body

- FilesCombineByNameRequest
  - `addInputFilename` boolean — If set to "true", will add an extra column containing the input filename.
  - `add_unmatched_columns` boolean — Whether to add any unmatched source sheet columns as new columns in the target sheet.
  - `case_insensitive` boolean — Whether to ignore letter case in column names.
  - `handles` string[]
  - `new_sheet_name` string
  - `trim_column_names` boolean — Whether to ignore leading and trailing spaces in column names.

## Response `200`

OK

- FilesValidationResponse
  - `CommonErrors` string[]
  - `FileColumnsCount` object
  - `FileErrors` object
  - `FileRowsCount` object
  - `Success` boolean

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad Request
- `401` — Unauthorized
- `403` — Forbidden
- `500` — Internal Server Error

---

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