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# ValidateLink

# Package: emailMarketing

# Namespace: CampaignValidationService

# Method link: https://dev.wix.com/docs/api-reference/business-management/marketing/emails/email-marketing/campaign/validate-link.md

## Permission Scopes:
Manage Email Marketing: SCOPE.DC-PROMOTE.EMAIL-MARKETING

## Introduction

Validates any provided link. Call this method when you want to check whether the link complies with the abuse rules and can be used in a campaign.

If you provide a link as a placeholder, it's returned in a response as valid.

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## REST API

### Schema

```
 Method: validateLink
 Description: Validates any provided link. Call this method when you want to check whether the link complies with the abuse rules and can be used in a campaign.  If you provide a link as a placeholder, it's returned in a response as valid.
 URL: https://www.wixapis.com/email-marketing/v1/campaign-validation/validate-link
 Method: POST
 # Note: If the parameter `a.b` is listed under required parameters, `b` is only required if `a` is also present.
 Required parameters:  url
 Method parameters: 
   param name: url | type: url | description: URL to validate. | required: true
 Return type: ValidateLinkResponse
  - name: valid | type: boolean | description: Whether the link is valid. 


```

### Examples

### Validate Link
```curl
curl -X POST 'https://www.wixapis.com/email-marketing/v1/campaign-validation/validate-link' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H 'Authorization: <AUTH>'
-d '{
      "url": "http://paypal-security-alert.com/login"
    }' \
```

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## JavaScript SDK

### Schema

```
 Method: wixClientAdmin.emailMarketing.CampaignValidationService.validateLink(url)
 Description: Validates any provided link. Call this method when you want to check whether the link complies with the abuse rules and can be used in a campaign.  If you provide a link as a placeholder, it's returned in a response as valid.
 # Note: If the parameter `a.b` is listed under required parameters, `b` is only required if `a` is also present.
 Required parameters:  url
 Method parameters: 
   param name: url | type: string | description: URL to validate. | required: true
 Return type: PROMISE<ValidateLinkResponse>
  - name: valid | type: boolean | description: Whether the link is valid. 


```

### Examples

### validateLink
```javascript
import { campaigns } from '@wix/email-marketing';

async function validateLink(url) {
  const response = await campaigns.validateLink(url);
};
```

### validateLink (with elevated permissions)
```javascript
import { campaigns } from '@wix/email-marketing';
import { auth } from '@wix/essentials';

async function myValidateLinkMethod(url) {
  const elevatedValidateLink = auth.elevate(campaigns.validateLink);
  const response = await elevatedValidateLink(url);
}
```

### validateLink (self-hosted)
Self-hosted SDK calls require you to [create a client](https://dev.wix.com/docs/sdk/articles/work-with-the-sdk/about-the-wix-client.md).

```javascript
import { createClient } from '@wix/sdk';
import { campaigns } from '@wix/email-marketing';
// Import the auth strategy for the relevant access type
// Import the relevant host module if needed

const myWixClient = createClient ({
  modules: { campaigns },
  // Include the auth strategy and host as relevant
});


async function validateLink(url) {
  const response = await myWixClient.campaigns.validateLink(url);
};
```

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