YAML Validator - Check YAML Syntax & Structure Online

Validate YAML syntax with detailed error reporting. Detect parsing errors, view line numbers, preview structure. Free, private, browser-based.

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Frequently Asked Questions

It checks for proper syntax including correct indentation, valid data types, proper key-value formatting, anchors/aliases usage, and overall document structure.

Errors display the exact line number, column position, and a detailed description of what went wrong, making it easy to locate and fix issues.

It validates YAML syntax and structure. For Kubernetes-specific schema validation (checking if a manifest matches Kubernetes API specs), use a dedicated Kubernetes validator.

Yes. All validation happens entirely in your browser using JavaScript. No data is uploaded to any server.

Yes. YAML anchors (&), aliases (*), merge keys (<<), and all YAML 1.2 features are fully supported.

Multi-document YAML files (using --- separators) are supported. The validator will check all documents in the file.

Yes. Indentation errors are the most common YAML mistakes, and the validator highlights them with specific line numbers.

Yes. For valid YAML, it displays a formatted JSON representation of the parsed structure so you can verify the data is interpreted correctly.

Any YAML file including Kubernetes manifests, Docker Compose files, GitHub Actions workflows, Ansible playbooks, config files, and data files.

YAML comments (lines starting with #) are properly parsed and ignored during validation, just like standard YAML parsers.

YAML Validator - Check YAML Syntax & Structure Online

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