handbook/commands/ability/validate.md
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# wp ability validate
Validates input against an ability's schema.
Validates the input data without executing the ability. Useful for testing input before execution.
### OPTIONS
See the [argument syntax](https://make.wordpress.org/cli/handbook/references/argument-syntax/) reference for a detailed explanation of the syntax conventions used.
<name>
: The ability name (namespace/ability-name format).
[\--input=<json>]
: JSON string containing input data to validate.
[\--<field>=<value>]
: Individual input fields to validate.
### EXAMPLES
# Validate input for an ability (use JSON for array values).
$ wp ability validate core/get-site-info --input='{"fields":["name","version"]}'
Success: Input is valid.
# Validate simple string arguments.
$ wp ability validate my-plugin/greet --name=World
Success: Input is valid.
# Validation failure shows error message.
$ wp ability validate core/get-site-info --input='{"fields":"invalid"}'
Error: Ability "core/get-site-info" has invalid input. Reason: ...
### GLOBAL PARAMETERS
These [global parameters](https://make.wordpress.org/cli/handbook/config/) have the same behavior across all commands and affect how WP-CLI interacts with WordPress.
| **Argument** | **Description** |
|:----------------|:-----------------------------|
| `--path=<path>` | Path to the WordPress files. |
| `--url=<url>` | Pretend request came from given URL. In multisite, this argument is how the target site is specified. |
| `--ssh=[<scheme>:][<user>@]<host\|container>[:<port>][<path>]` | Perform operation against a remote server over SSH (or a container using scheme of "docker", "docker-compose", "docker-compose-run", "vagrant"). |
| `--ssh-args=<args>` | Pass additional arguments to SSH (or other tools specified by --ssh scheme). |
| `--http=<http>` | Perform operation against a remote WordPress installation over HTTP. |
| `--user=<id\|login\|email>` | Set the WordPress user. |
| `--skip-plugins[=<plugins>]` | Skip loading all plugins, or a comma-separated list of plugins. Note: mu-plugins are still loaded. |
| `--skip-themes[=<themes>]` | Skip loading all themes, or a comma-separated list of themes. |
| `--skip-packages` | Skip loading all installed packages. |
| `--require=<path>` | Load PHP file before running the command (may be used more than once). |
| `--exec=<php-code>` | Execute PHP code before running the command (may be used more than once). |
| `--context=<context>` | Load WordPress in a given context. |
| `--[no-]color` | Whether to colorize the output. |
| `--debug[=<group>]` | Show all PHP errors and add verbosity to WP-CLI output. Built-in groups include: bootstrap, commandfactory, and help. |
| `--prompt[=<assoc>]` | Prompt the user to enter values for all command arguments, or a subset specified as comma-separated values. |
| `--quiet` | Suppress informational messages. |
| `--alias=<name>` | Name of the alias to use. Aliases can reference local WordPress installations or remote SSH connections. Aliases are defined in the wp-cli.yml file. |
| `--assume-https` | Set $_SERVER['HTTPS'] to make WordPress treat the site as HTTPS. Use when WordPress is behind an HTTPS proxy or load balancer. |