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# Policy Validation

**`POST /policies/validate`**

Validates the provided policy configuration and returns validation results without saving.

**Authentication:** Bearer token required (`Authorization: Bearer <token>`)

**Permission:** `Permissions.POLICIES_POLICY_UPDATE` or `Permissions.POLICIES_POLICY_REVIEW`

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## Request

### Request Body

```json
{
  "name": "iREC Policy",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "config": {}
}
```

The request body is the full policy configuration object to validate.

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## Response

### Success Response

**Status:** `200 OK`

```json
{
  "results": {
    "isValid": true,
    "errors": []
  },
  "policy": {
    "id": "63e3e5e8a01b3c001234abcd",
    "name": "iREC Policy",
    "version": "1.0.0"
  }
}
```

### Error Responses

| Status                      | Description               |
| --------------------------- | ------------------------- |
| `401 Unauthorized`          | Missing or invalid token  |
| `403 Forbidden`             | Insufficient permissions  |
| `500 Internal Server Error` | Unexpected server failure |