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# Validate PostgreSQL configuration

> Validate a custom PostgreSQL configuration file.



## OpenAPI

````yaml /api-reference/services_documented/cloud_api.yaml post /cloud/v1/dbaas/postgres/validate_pg_conf/{project_id}/{region_id}
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Gcore OpenAPI – Cloud API
  description: >-
    This OpenAPI is an aggregated OpenAPI specification that unifies all Gcore
    products into a single file. It covers Cloud, CDN, DNS, WAAP, DDoS
    Protection, Object Storage, Streaming, and FastEdge services.
  version: '2026-05-15T06:37:28.230198+00:00'
servers:
  - url: https://api.gcore.com
security:
  - APIKey: []
tags:
  - name: Bare Metal
    x-displayName: Bare Metal
  - name: Container as a Service
    x-displayName: Container as a Service
  - name: Cost Reports
    x-displayName: Cost Reports
  - name: DDoS Protection
    x-displayName: DDoS Protection
  - name: Everywhere Inference
    x-displayName: Everywhere Inference
  - name: Everywhere Inference Apps
    x-displayName: Everywhere Inference Apps
  - name: File Shares
    x-displayName: File Shares
  - name: Floating IPs
    x-displayName: Floating IPs
  - name: Function as a Service
    x-displayName: Function as a Service
  - name: GPU Bare Metal
    x-displayName: GPU Bare Metal
  - name: GPU Virtual
    x-displayName: GPU Virtual
  - name: IP Ranges
    x-displayName: IP Ranges
  - name: Images
    x-displayName: Images
  - name: Instances
    x-displayName: Instances
  - name: Load Balancers
    x-displayName: Load Balancers
  - name: Logging
    x-displayName: Logging
  - name: Managed Kubernetes
    x-displayName: Managed Kubernetes
  - name: Managed PostgreSQL
    x-displayName: Managed PostgreSQL
  - name: Networks
    x-displayName: Networks
  - name: Placement Groups
    x-displayName: Placement Groups
  - name: Projects
    x-displayName: Projects
  - name: Quotas
    x-displayName: Quotas
  - name: Regions
    x-displayName: Regions
  - name: Registry
    x-displayName: Registry
  - name: Reservations
    x-displayName: Reservations
  - name: Reserved IPs
    x-displayName: Reserved IPs
  - name: Routers
    x-displayName: Routers
  - name: SSH Keys
    x-displayName: SSH Keys
  - name: Secrets
    x-displayName: Secrets
  - name: Security Groups
    x-displayName: Security Groups
  - name: Snapshot Schedules
    x-displayName: Snapshot Schedules
  - name: Snapshots
    x-displayName: Snapshots
  - name: Tasks
    x-displayName: Tasks
  - name: User Actions
    x-displayName: User Actions
  - name: User Role Assignments
    x-displayName: User Role Assignments
  - name: Volumes
    x-displayName: Volumes
paths:
  /cloud/v1/dbaas/postgres/validate_pg_conf/{project_id}/{region_id}:
    post:
      tags:
        - Managed PostgreSQL
      summary: Validate PostgreSQL configuration
      description: Validate a custom PostgreSQL configuration file.
      operationId: DBAASPostgresValidatePGConfView.post
      parameters:
        - in: path
          name: project_id
          required: true
          description: Project ID
          schema:
            description: Project ID
            title: Project Id
            type: integer
        - in: path
          name: region_id
          required: true
          description: Region ID
          schema:
            description: Region ID
            title: Region Id
            type: integer
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/PGConfValidationRequestSerializer'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/PGConfValidateResponseSerializer'
      x-codeSamples:
        - lang: Python
          source: >-
            import os

            from gcore import Gcore


            client = Gcore(
                api_key=os.environ.get("GCORE_API_KEY"),  # This is the default and can be omitted
            )

            pg_conf_validation =
            client.cloud.databases.postgres.custom_configurations.validate(
                project_id=0,
                region_id=0,
                pg_conf="\nlisten_addresses = 'localhost'\nport = 5432\nmax_connections = 100\nshared_buffers = 128MB\nlogging_collector = on",
                version="15",
            )

            print(pg_conf_validation.is_valid)
        - lang: Go
          source: "package main\n\nimport (\n\t\"context\"\n\t\"fmt\"\n\n\t\"github.com/G-Core/gcore-go\"\n\t\"github.com/G-Core/gcore-go/cloud\"\n\t\"github.com/G-Core/gcore-go/option\"\n)\n\nfunc main() {\n\tclient := gcore.NewClient(\n\t\toption.WithAPIKey(\"My API Key\"),\n\t)\n\tpgConfValidation, err := client.Cloud.Databases.Postgres.CustomConfigurations.Validate(context.TODO(), cloud.DatabasePostgresCustomConfigurationValidateParams{\n\t\tProjectID: gcore.Int(0),\n\t\tRegionID:  gcore.Int(0),\n\t\tPgConf:    \"\\nlisten_addresses = 'localhost'\\nport = 5432\\nmax_connections = 100\\nshared_buffers = 128MB\\nlogging_collector = on\",\n\t\tVersion:   \"15\",\n\t})\n\tif err != nil {\n\t\tpanic(err.Error())\n\t}\n\tfmt.Printf(\"%+v\\n\", pgConfValidation.IsValid)\n}\n"
components:
  schemas:
    PGConfValidationRequestSerializer:
      properties:
        pg_conf:
          description: PostgreSQL configuration
          example: |-

            listen_addresses = 'localhost'
            port = 5432
            max_connections = 100
            shared_buffers = 128MB
            logging_collector = on
          examples:
            - |-

              listen_addresses = 'localhost'
              port = 5432
              max_connections = 100
              shared_buffers = 128MB
              logging_collector = on
          title: Pg Conf
          type: string
        version:
          description: PostgreSQL version
          example: '15'
          examples:
            - '15'
          title: Version
          type: string
      required:
        - pg_conf
        - version
      title: PGConfValidationRequestSerializer
      type: object
    PGConfValidateResponseSerializer:
      properties:
        errors:
          description: Errors list
          items:
            type: string
          title: Errors
          type: array
        is_valid:
          description: Validity of pg.conf file
          example: true
          examples:
            - true
            - false
          title: Is Valid
          type: boolean
      required:
        - is_valid
        - errors
      title: PGConfValidateResponseSerializer
      type: object
  securitySchemes:
    APIKey:
      description: >-
        API key for authentication. Make sure to include the word `apikey`,
        followed by a single space and then your token.

        Example: `apikey 1234$abcdef`
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: Authorization

````