Validate API
Validation is the recommended pre-flight step before render.
Endpoint: POST https://api.reelforger.com/v1/videos/validate
What validation checks
- request shape/schema
- semantic warnings (timing/layout risks)
- estimated duration and credit cost
- both payload families: recipe payloads (
recipe_id+variables) and timeline manifest payloads
What validation does not do
- it does not queue a render job
- it does not consume credits
- it does not simulate full rendering execution
How to use it in production
Use validate before render for both recipe-first and timeline workflows when reliability matters.
- validate payload
- review warnings
- render if acceptable