Backend Boilerplates go Intermediate

Go Struct Validator with Playground

Validate Go structs with go-playground/validator including custom error messages.

go
package main

import (
    "fmt"
    "github.com/go-playground/validator/v10"
)

type CreateUser struct {
    Name  string `json:"name"  validate:"required,min=2,max=100"`
    Email string `json:"email" validate:"required,email"`
    Age   int    `json:"age"   validate:"gte=18"`
}

var validate = validator.New()

func main() {
    u := CreateUser{Name: "J", Email: "bad", Age: 15}
    if err := validate.Struct(u); err != nil {
        fmt.Println(err)
    }
}

Prerequisites

  • go-playground/validator v10

Pro Tips

  • → Register custom validators with validate.RegisterValidation().

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Module Info

Language
go
Level
Intermediate
Read time
3 min
Published
Sep 2025
License
Commercial License

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