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## validateValueAgainstSchema() function

Validate the value against JSON schema.

<b>Signature:</b>

```typescript
export declare function validateValueAgainstSchema(value: any, schema: SchemaObject | ReferenceObject, globalSchemas?: SchemasObject, options?: ValueValidationOptions): Promise<any>;
```

## Parameters

|  Parameter | Type | Description |
|  --- | --- | --- |
|  value | any | The data value. |
|  schema | SchemaObject \| ReferenceObject | The JSON schema used to perform the validation. |
|  globalSchemas | SchemasObject | Schema references. |
|  options | [ValueValidationOptions](./rest.valuevalidationoptions.md) | Value validation options. |

<b>Returns:</b>

Promise&lt;any&gt;