# `smallforce social posts validate`

Validate post content, media, publications, and platformOptions without creating a post

This page is generated from the same Commander definition shipped in SmallForce CLI 0.1.7. Run `smallforce social posts validate --help` locally to view the same reference for your installed version.

## Complete command help

```text
Usage: smallforce social posts validate [options]

Validate post content, media, publications, and platformOptions without creating a post

Options:
  --content <text>         Shared post text
  --title <text>           Internal post title
  --profile <profileId>    Social profile id from social profiles list
  --scheduled-for <iso>    ISO timestamp required for schedule mode
  --timezone <iana>        IANA timezone, for example America/Detroit
  --asset <assetId>        SmallForce asset id; repeat for multiple media (default: [])
  --media-url <url>        Public media URL; repeat for multiple media (default: [])
  --hashtag <tag>          Hashtag without transport-specific formatting; repeatable (default: [])
  --tag <tag>              Internal post tag; repeatable (default: [])
  --publication <json>     Publication object; repeat once per target account (default: [])
  --metadata <json>        Inline JSON object stored with the post
  --publish <mode>         Publish mode: draft, now, or schedule (default: "draft")
  --idempotency-key <key>  Stable key preventing duplicate creates
  --api-key <key>          SmallForce API key, or set SMALLFORCE_API_KEY
  --backend-url <url>      SmallForce backend URL, or set SMALLFORCE_BACKEND_URL
  --json                   Print stable machine-readable JSON
  --text                   Print human-readable text
  --format <format>        Output format: text or json
  -h, --help               display help for command
```

## Related reference

- [`smallforce social posts`](/docs/cli/commands/social/posts): Parent command and related operations.
- [CLI installation and authentication](/docs/cli/getting-started): Install the CLI and configure an API key.
- [CLI JSON output](/docs/cli/json-output): Use stable machine-readable output in scripts and agents.