Validate File Type API

Validate uploaded files or file URLs against their extension and MIME type. Get the detected type, validity flag, and a clear mismatch message.

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apyhub-apyhub-validate-file-type-openapi.yml Raw ↑
# Derived by API Evangelist from ApyHub's own published service documentation
# (https://apyhub.com/llms.txt -> https://apyhub.com/apyhub/service/validate-file-type).
# Paths verified callable against https://api.apyhub.com (401 = exists + gated).
# Request/response schemas are NOT published by ApyHub and are deliberately omitted.
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Validate File Type API
  description: Validate uploaded files or file URLs against their extension and MIME type. Get the detected
    type, validity flag, and a clear mismatch message.
  version: 1.0.0
  contact:
    name: ApyHub
    url: https://apyhub.com/apyhub/service/validate-file-type
servers:
- url: https://api.apyhub.com
  description: ApyHub API
security:
- apyToken: []
tags:
- name: Data Validation
- name: Developer Tools
- name: File Security
paths:
  /validate/file:
    post:
      operationId: postValidateFile
      summary: Validate File Type API
      description: Validates an uploaded file by comparing the detected file type against the file extens
      tags: &id001
      - Data Validation
      - Developer Tools
      - File Security
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
        '401':
          description: Missing or invalid API key
      x-apyhub-atoms: 25
  /validate/file/url:
    post:
      operationId: postValidateFileUrl
      summary: Validate File Type API
      description: Validates a file accessible from a URL by inspecting the downloaded file and comparing
      tags: *id001
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
        '401':
          description: Missing or invalid API key
      x-apyhub-atoms: 25
components:
  securitySchemes:
    apyToken:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: apy-token