# Validate media URL

Validates a media URL without changing anything.

```http
POST https://api.pozy.ai/v1/tools/validate/media
```

- Area: Publishing / Validate
- Auth: Authorization: Bearer pz_live_...

## Request body

Content type: `application/json`

- `url`, string (URL), required

## Example request

```bash
curl -X POST "https://api.pozy.ai/v1/tools/validate/media" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $POZY_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "url": "https://pozy.ai/media/example-1.jpg"
}'
```

```ts
const res = await fetch("https://api.pozy.ai/v1/tools/validate/media", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.POZY_API_KEY}`,
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    url: "https://pozy.ai/media/example-1.jpg"
  }),
});
const data = await res.json();
if (!res.ok) throw new Error(data?.error ?? `Request failed with status ${res.status}`);
console.log(data);
```

```python
import os
import requests

resp = requests.post(
    "https://api.pozy.ai/v1/tools/validate/media",
    headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['POZY_API_KEY']}"},
    json={
        "url": "https://pozy.ai/media/example-1.jpg",
    },
    timeout=30,
)
resp.raise_for_status()
print(resp.json())
```

## Response 200

- `valid`, boolean
- `url`, string (URL)
- `error`, string
- `contentType`, string
- `size`, integer: Can be null
- `sizeFormatted`, string
- `type`, string: One of `image`, `video`, `unknown`
- `platformLimits`, map of object: Keys are free-form; each value has these fields
  - `limit`, integer
  - `limitFormatted`, string
  - `withinLimit`, boolean

```json
{
  "valid": true,
  "url": "https://pozy.ai/media/example-1.jpg",
  "error": "string",
  "contentType": "image/jpeg",
  "size": 482133,
  "sizeFormatted": "string",
  "type": "image",
  "platformLimits": {
    "key": {
      "limit": 1,
      "limitFormatted": "string",
      "withinLimit": true
    }
  }
}
```