---
title: "Lint a Redpanda Connect pipeline configuration"
method: POST
path: "/v1/redpanda-connect/pipelines:lint-config"
tags: ["Redpanda Connect Pipelines"]
---

# Lint a Redpanda Connect pipeline configuration

`POST /v1/redpanda-connect/pipelines:lint-config`

Validates a supplied Redpanda Connect pipeline YAML and returns a list of linting hints. If no problems are found, the list is empty.

## Request body

- LintPipelineConfigRequest
  - `config_yaml` string, required — The Redpanda Connect pipeline configuration in YAML format. See the [Redpanda Connect Configuration](https://docs.redpanda.com/redpanda-cloud/develop/connect/configuration/about) documentation for more details.

## Response `200`

Linting finished. See `lint_hints` for details.

- LintPipelineConfigResponse
  - `lint_hints` LintHint[] — A list of linting issues.
    - `column` integer — Column number of the lint.
    - `hint` string — The hint message.
    - `line` integer — Line number of the lint.
    - `lint_type` string — Optional lint type or enum.

## Other responses

- `401` — Unauthenticated.
- `500` — Internal Server Error. Reach out to support.
- `default` — An unexpected error response.

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