# Validate File Type API

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/apyhub/apyhub-validate-file-type/  
**Provider:** ApyHub — https://apis.io/providers/apyhub/  
**Documentation:** https://apyhub.com/apyhub/service/validate-file-type

Validate File Type API is one of 451 APIs that [ApyHub](https://apis.io/providers/apyhub/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification. Tagged areas include Data Validation, Developer Tools, and File Security. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification and API documentation.

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

## Machine-readable artifacts (2)

- **OpenAPI** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/apyhub/refs/heads/main/openapi/apyhub-apyhub-validate-file-type-openapi.yml
- **Documentation** — https://apyhub.com/apyhub/service/validate-file-type

## Other ApyHub APIs (12)

- [AI-Generated Image Detection API](https://apis.io/apis/apyhub/anyimagedetector-detect-ai-generated-image/)
- [Apply Headers and Footers on DOCX API](https://apis.io/apis/apyhub/apyhub-add-header-footer-to-docx/)
- [Apply Footers on PDF API](https://apis.io/apis/apyhub/apyhub-add-header-footer-to-pdf/)
- [AI Audio Language Detection API](https://apis.io/apis/apyhub/apyhub-ai-detect-audio-language/)
- [AI Text Language Detection API](https://apis.io/apis/apyhub/apyhub-ai-detect-language/)
- [AI Summarize API](https://apis.io/apis/apyhub/apyhub-ai-summarize-api/)
- [AI Text Sentiment Analysis API](https://apis.io/apis/apyhub/apyhub-analyze-text-sentiment/)
- [AI Text Anonymization API](https://apis.io/apis/apyhub/apyhub-anonymize-text/)
- [Image Filters API](https://apis.io/apis/apyhub/apyhub-apply-filter/)
- [Apply Watermark on PDF API](https://apis.io/apis/apyhub/apyhub-apply-watermark-on-pdf/)
- [Apply Watermark on Images API](https://apis.io/apis/apyhub/apyhub-apply-watermark/)
- [Talk to PDF API](https://apis.io/apis/apyhub/apyhub-ask-question-about-pdf/)

## Tags

Data Validation, Developer Tools, File Security

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