---
name: "mongoc_collection_validate"
section: "3"
platform: "linux"
package: "libmongoc-doc"
version: "1.30.4-1+deb13u3"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/mongoc_collection_validate"
---

# mongoc\_collection\_validate(3)

**WARNING:**

Deprecated since version 1.10.0: Run the *validate* command directly with *mongoc\_client\_read\_command\_with\_opts()* instead.

## SYNOPSIS

```
bool
mongoc_collection_validate (mongoc_collection_t *collection,
                            const bson_t *options,
                            bson_t *reply,
                            bson_error_t *error);
```

## PARAMETERS

- •

  **collection**: A *mongoc\_collection\_t*.

- •

  **options**: A *bson\_t*.

- •

  **reply**: A maybe-**NULL** pointer to *overwritable storage* for a *bson\_t* to contain the results.

- •

  **error**: An optional location for a *bson\_error\_t* or **NULL**.

## DESCRIPTION

This function is a helper function to execute the **validate** MongoDB command.

Currently, the only supported options are **full**, which is a boolean and **scandata**, also a boolean.

See the MongoDB documentation for more information on this command.

## ERRORS

Errors are propagated via the **error** parameter.

## RETURNS

Returns **true** if successful. Returns **false** and sets **error** if there are invalid arguments or a server or network error.

**reply** is always initialized if it's not **NULL** and must be destroyed with *bson\_destroy()*.

## AUTHOR

MongoDB, Inc

## COPYRIGHT

2009-present, MongoDB, Inc.