> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Validate Source

> Check if a URL is crawlable before adding it as a source.

# Validate Source

<div className="method-badge post">POST</div> `/v1/sources/validate`

Check if a URL can be used as a source. Returns whether the URL is crawlable and any discovered RSS feeds.

## Request body

| Field | Type   | Required | Description     |
| ----- | ------ | -------- | --------------- |
| `url` | string | Yes      | URL to validate |

```bash theme={null}
curl -X POST https://twixb.com/api/v1/sources/validate \
  -H "X-API-Key: twxb_your_key_here" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"url": "https://techcrunch.com"}'
```

## Response

```json theme={null}
{
  "url": "https://techcrunch.com",
  "source_type": "blog",
  "crawlable": true,
  "error": null,
  "rss_feeds": [
    {
      "url": "https://techcrunch.com/feed/",
      "title": null,
      "description": null,
      "is_category_match": false
    }
  ],
  "recommended_feed": "https://techcrunch.com/feed/"
}
```

## Response fields

| Field              | Type    | Description                             |
| ------------------ | ------- | --------------------------------------- |
| `crawlable`        | boolean | Whether the URL can be used as a source |
| `source_type`      | string  | Detected source type                    |
| `error`            | string  | Error message if not crawlable          |
| `rss_feeds`        | array   | Discovered RSS feeds                    |
| `recommended_feed` | string  | Best RSS feed to use                    |