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Validation rules
Soumyanjan Dey edited this page Oct 27, 2025
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Here are some list of validations
| Rule | Database | Gives error | Use |
|---|---|---|---|
| required | ❌ No | If value is null or empty | { validator: "required", message: "Your message" } |
| required_if | ❌ No | Makes a field required if another field has a value (or matches a specific value) | {validator: "required_if", message: "Your message", options: { other: "field_name", val: "any/ or not needed" }} |
| ❌ No | If value is not a valid email | { validator: "email", message: "Your message" } | |
| url | ❌ No | If value has invalid url | { validator: "url", message: "Your message" } |
| alpha | ❌ No | If value does not have only alphabets | { validator: "alpha", message: "Your message" } |
| alphanumeric | ❌ No | If value does not have only alphabets and numbers | { validator: "alphanumeric", message: "Your message" } |
| no_spaces | ❌ No | If value have spaces | { validator: "no_spaces", message: "Your message" } |
| no_special_chars | ❌ No | If value have special characters | { validator: "no_special_chars", message: "Your message" } |
| equal | ❌ No | If value is not equals to given string (allow) | { validator: "equal", message: "Your message", options: { allow: "Some Text" } } |
| not_equal | ❌ No | If value is equals to given string (disallow) | { validator: "not_equal", message: "Your message", options: { disallow: "Some Text" } } |
| uuid | ❌ No | If value is not a valid uuid type. Types : v1/v2/v3/v4/v5/v6/v7/v8/any | { validator: "uuid", message: "Your message", options: { type: "any" } } |
| slug | ❌ No | If value is not a valid slug | { validator: "slug", message: "Your message" } |
| regex | ❌ No | If value does not matches the pattern | { validator: "regex", message: "Your message", options: { pattern: "Pattern", flags: "Give the flag of pattern" } } |
| contain | ❌ No | If an element doesnot contain in value | { validator: "contain", message: "Your message", options: { element: "Some text or array" } } |
| not_contain | ❌ No | If an element contain in value | { validator: "not_contain", message: "Your message", options: { element: "Some text or array" } } |
| string_case | ❌ No | If value does not matches the case provided. Cases: lower/upper/title | { validator: "string_case", message: "Your message", options: { case_type: "lower" }} |
| string_length | ❌ No | If length of value does not matches length (at_least(min), at_most(max), equal(exact) | { validator: "string_length", message: "Your message", options: { length: 3, length_type:"min" } } |
| starts_with | ❌ No | If value does not starts with the given prefix | { validator: "starts_with", message: "Your message", options: { prefix: "Some Text" } } |
| ends_with | ❌ No | If value does not ends with the given suffix | { validator: "ends_with", message: "Your message", options: { suffix: "Some Text" } } |
| ascii | ❌ No | If value is not a valid ascii | { validator: "ascii", message: "Your message" } |
| json | ❌ No | If value is not a valid json | { validator: "json", message: "Your message" } |
| array | ❌ No | If value is not a valid array | { validator: "array", message: "Your message" } |
| gt | ❌ No | If value is less than or equals to provided 'val' | { validator: "gt", message: "Your message", options: { val: 3 } } |
| gte | ❌ No | If value is less than provided 'val' | { validator: "gte", message: "Your message", options: { val: 3 } } |
| lt | ❌ No | If value is greater than or equals to provided 'val' | { validator: "lt", message: "Your message", options: { val: 3 } } |
| lte | ❌ No | If value is greater than provided 'val' | { validator: "lte", message: "Your message", options: { val: 3 } } |
| number_between | ❌ No | If value is not in between 'min' and 'max' | { validator: "number_between", message: "Your message", options: { min: 5, max: 9 } } |
| integer | ❌ No | If value is not a valid integer | { validator: "integer", message: "Your message" } |
| positive | ❌ No | If value is not positive | { validator: "positive", message: "Your message" } |
| negative | ❌ No | If value is not negative | { validator: "negative", message: "Your message" } |
| float | ❌ No | If value is not float/double | { validator: "float", message: "Your message" } |
| numeric | ❌ No | If value is not numeric | { validator: "numeric", message: "Your message" } |
| even | ❌ No | If value is not even | { validator: "even", message: "Your message" } |
| odd | ❌ No | If value is not odd | { validator: "odd", message: "Your message" } |
| boolean | ❌ No | If value is not a valid boolean | { validator: "boolean", message: "Your message" } |
| is_true | ❌ No | If value is not true | { validator: "is_true", message: "Your message" } |
| is_false | ❌ No | If value is not false | { validator: "is_false", message: "Your message" } |
| file_required | ❌ No | If file is null or empty | { validator: "file_required", message: "Your message" } |
| file_mime | ❌ No | If file is not matching the mime type | { validator: "file_mime", message: "Your message", options: { types: ["image/jpeg","image/png",...] } } |
| file_storage_size | ❌ No | If file storage size not matching (at_least(min), at_most(max), equal(exact) | { validator: "file_storage_size", message: "Your message", options: { size_bytes: 100000, size_type:"max/min/exact" } } |
| file_extension | ❌ No | If file extension is not matching | { validator: "file_extension", message: "Your message", options: { extension: [".jpg",".png"] } } |
| image_dimensions | ❌ No | If image dimensions is not matching (height and width) | { validator: "image_dimensions", message: "Your message", options: { width: 200, height: 100, width_type:"max/min/exact", height_type:"max/min/exact" } } |
| exists | ✅ Yes | If value does not exist in database | { validator: "exists", message: "Your message", options: { collection: "users", field: "email", exclude: { field: "id", value: 1 } } } ['exclude' is optional, used mainly in update] |
| unique | ✅ Yes | If value is not unique in database | { validator: "unique", message: "Your message", options: { collection: "users", field: "email", exclude: { field: "id", value: 1 } } } ['exclude' is optional, used mainly in update] |
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