[Home](./index.md) > [ibm-cloud-sdk-core](./ibm-cloud-sdk-core.md) > [validateInput](./ibm-cloud-sdk-core.validateinput.md) ## validateInput() function Validates "options". **Signature:** ```typescript export declare function validateInput(options: any, requiredOptions: string[]): void; ``` ## Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
options	any	a configuration options object
requiredOptions	string\[\]	the list of properties that must be present in "options"

**Returns:** void ## Exceptions Error: "options" failed validation