# Adds validation errors property to the Redaction Job object

## What’s new

Adds the [validation_errors](https://docs.stripe.com/api/privacy/redaction-job/object.md?api-version=2026-04-22.preview#privacy_redaction_job_object-validation_errors) property to the [Redaction Job](https://docs.stripe.com/api/privacy/redaction-job.md?api-version=2026-04-22.preview) object. This property provides inline access to the first 10 validation errors for the current validation attempt. It returns a list object containing validation error details, pagination information, and a URL to retrieve the full list of validation errors.

The `validation_errors` property includes:

- `data`: An array of [RedactionJobValidationError](https://docs.stripe.com/api/privacy/redaction-job-validation-error.md?api-version=2026-04-22.preview) objects representing the first 10 validation errors
- `has_more`: A boolean indicating whether additional validation errors exist beyond the first 10
- `object`: Always set to “list” to indicate this is a list object
- `url`: The API endpoint URL to paginate through the complete list of validation errors

## Impact

You can now access validation errors directly from the Redaction Job object without making a separate API call to [list all validation errors](https://docs.stripe.com/api/privacy/redaction-job-validation-error/list.md?api-version=2026-04-22.preview). This reduces the number of API requests needed when checking for validation issues during redaction job processing. If more than 10 validation errors exist, use the [list validation errors](https://docs.stripe.com/api/privacy/redaction-job-validation-error/list.md?api-version=2026-04-22.preview) endpoint with the provided URL to retrieve the complete list.

## Changes

#### REST API

| Parameter           | Change | Resources or endpoints                                                                                                |
| ------------------- | ------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `validation_errors` | Added  | [Privacy.RedactionJob](/api/privacy/redaction-job/object?api-version=2026-04-22.preview#privacy_redaction_job_object) |

#### Ruby

| Parameter           | Change | Resources or methods                                                                                                   |
| ------------------- | ------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `validation_errors` | Added  | [Privacy::RedactionJob](/api/privacy/redaction-job/object?api-version=2026-04-22.preview#privacy_redaction_job_object) |

#### Python

| Parameter           | Change | Resources or methods                                                                                                  |
| ------------------- | ------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `validation_errors` | Added  | [Privacy.RedactionJob](/api/privacy/redaction-job/object?api-version=2026-04-22.preview#privacy_redaction_job_object) |

#### PHP

| Parameter           | Change | Resources or methods                                                                                                  |
| ------------------- | ------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `validation_errors` | Added  | [Privacy.RedactionJob](/api/privacy/redaction-job/object?api-version=2026-04-22.preview#privacy_redaction_job_object) |

#### Java

| Parameter          | Change | Resources or methods                                                                                                  |
| ------------------ | ------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `validationErrors` | Added  | [privacy.RedactionJob](/api/privacy/redaction-job/object?api-version=2026-04-22.preview#privacy_redaction_job_object) |

#### Node.js

| Parameter           | Change | Resources or methods                                                                                                  |
| ------------------- | ------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `validation_errors` | Added  | [Privacy.RedactionJob](/api/privacy/redaction-job/object?api-version=2026-04-22.preview#privacy_redaction_job_object) |

#### Go

| Parameter          | Change | Resources or methods                                                                                                 |
| ------------------ | ------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `ValidationErrors` | Added  | [PrivacyRedactionJob](/api/privacy/redaction-job/object?api-version=2026-04-22.preview#privacy_redaction_job_object) |

#### .NET

| Parameter          | Change | Resources or methods                                                                                                  |
| ------------------ | ------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `ValidationErrors` | Added  | [Privacy.RedactionJob](/api/privacy/redaction-job/object?api-version=2026-04-22.preview#privacy_redaction_job_object) |

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