gookit/validate

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1164 stars · 123 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

A generic Go library for data validation and filtering that supports validating Map, Struct, and HTTP Request (Form, JSON, url.Values) data. It includes 70+ built-in validators, data filters/converters, scene-based validation, custom validators, and i18n-aware error messages.

Use cases

• validate form data in a go web app
• validate json request body in gin or echo
• sanitize and convert input before validation
• validate struct fields with tags
• custom error messages and field translations for validation
• validate different fields per scene
• validate individual values against rule strings

When to choose

• you need a batteries-included Go validation library with many built-in validators and filters
• you want automatic validation of http.Request data based on Content-Type
• you need i18n error messages or per-field translations
• you want framework-agnostic validation usable with Gin, Echo, Chi, etc.

When to avoid

• you only need simple struct-tag validation and prefer a minimal dependency-free approach
• your framework already provides a validation layer you must use
• you need validation in a non-Go language

Facets

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form-handling serialization backend web-development developer-tools go cross-platform validation data-filtering sanitization struct-tags i18n http-request-validation

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