[[reference-indices-validate_query]]

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[discrete]
=== client.indices.validateQuery

Validate a query. Validates a query without running it.

{ref}/search-validate.html[{es} documentation]

[discrete]
==== Function signature

[source,ts]
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(IndicesValidateQueryRequest, options?): Promise<IndicesValidateQueryResponse>
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[discrete]
===== `IndicesValidateQueryRequest`

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interface IndicesValidateQueryRequest extends <<shared-type-request-base, RequestBase>> {
  index?: <<shared-type-indices, Indices>>
  allow_no_indices?: boolean
  all_shards?: boolean
  analyzer?: string
  analyze_wildcard?: boolean
  default_operator?: QueryDslOperator
  df?: string
  expand_wildcards?: <<shared-type-expand-wildcards, ExpandWildcards>>
  explain?: boolean
  ignore_unavailable?: boolean
  lenient?: boolean
  rewrite?: boolean
  q?: string
  query?: QueryDslQueryContainer
}
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[discrete]
===== `IndicesValidateQueryResponse`

[source,ts]
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interface IndicesValidateQueryResponse {
  explanations?: IndicesValidateQueryIndicesValidationExplanation[]
  _shards?: <<shared-type-shard-statistics, ShardStatistics>>
  valid: boolean
  error?: string
}
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