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#  validate-template  Â¶

##  Description  Â¶

Validates a specified template. CloudFormation first checks if the template is
valid JSON. If it isnât, CloudFormation checks if the template is valid
YAML. If both these checks fail, CloudFormation returns a template validation
error.

See also: [ AWS API Documentation
](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/WebAPI/cloudformation-2010-05-15/ValidateTemplate)

##  Synopsis  Â¶

    
    
      validate-template
    [--template-body <value>]
    [--template-url <value>]
    [--cli-input-json | --cli-input-yaml]
    [--generate-cli-skeleton <value>]
    [--debug]
    [--endpoint-url <value>]
    [--no-verify-ssl]
    [--no-paginate]
    [--output <value>]
    [--query <value>]
    [--profile <value>]
    [--region <value>]
    [--version <value>]
    [--color <value>]
    [--no-sign-request]
    [--ca-bundle <value>]
    [--cli-read-timeout <value>]
    [--cli-connect-timeout <value>]
    [--cli-binary-format <value>]
    [--no-cli-pager]
    [--cli-auto-prompt]
    [--no-cli-auto-prompt]
    

##  Options  Â¶

` --template-body  ` (string)

> Structure containing the template body with a minimum length of 1 byte and a
> maximum length of 51,200 bytes. For more information, go to [ Template
> Anatomy
> ](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/template-
> anatomy.html) in the _CloudFormation User Guide_ .
>
> Conditional: You must pass ` TemplateURL  ` or ` TemplateBody  ` . If both
> are passed, only ` TemplateBody  ` is used.

` --template-url  ` (string)

> Location of file containing the template body. The URL must point to a
> template (max size: 460,800 bytes) that is located in an Amazon S3 bucket or
> a Systems Manager document. For more information, go to [ Template Anatomy
> ](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/template-
> anatomy.html) in the _CloudFormation User Guide_ . The location for an
> Amazon S3 bucket must start with ` https://  ` .
>
> Conditional: You must pass ` TemplateURL  ` or ` TemplateBody  ` . If both
> are passed, only ` TemplateBody  ` is used.

` --cli-input-json  ` | ` --cli