# validate<a name="resource-type-cli-validate"></a>

## Description<a name="resource-type-cli-validate-description"></a>

Validates a project's resource specification against the [Resource Type Definition Schema](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cloudformation-cli/latest/userguide/resource-type-schema.html)\.

## Synopsis<a name="resource-type-cli-validate-synopsis"></a>

```
  cfn validate
```

## Output<a name="resource-type-cli-validate-output"></a>