# validate

> Validate your Starflow project configuration by reloading all YAML files from disk and checking for errors or warnings.

## Synopsis

**starlake validate [options]**

## Description
Validate the Starflow project configuration files and optionally test database connections.

## Parameters

Parameter|Cardinality|Description
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--reload `<value>`|*Optional*|Reload all files from disk before starting validation. Always true regardless of the value set here.
--reportFormat `<value>`|*Optional*|Report format: console, json, html