prisma validate

Validates your Prisma schema file.

Command

prisma validate [options]

What It Does

• Parses the schema.prisma file
• Checks for syntax errors
• Validates model definitions, relations, and types
• Reports any errors or warnings without generating code

Options

Option	Description
--schema	Path to schema file
--config	Custom path to your Prisma config file

Examples

Validate default schema

prisma validate

Validate specific schema

prisma validate --schema=./custom/schema.prisma

Use in CI

Run validate in your CI pipeline to catch schema errors early:

- name: Validate Schema
  run: npx prisma validate

Common Errors

• Missing @relation fields
• Invalid types
• Duplicate model names
• Syntax errors (missing braces, etc.)