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[Validation & Sanitization](/categories/validation) 4. / 5. respect/validation ActiveLibrary[Validation & Sanitization](/categories/validation) respect/validation ================== The most awesome validation engine ever created for PHP 3.1.1(2mo ago)5.9k37.4M—0.4%773[5 issues](https://github.com/Respect/Validation/issues)[3 PRs](https://github.com/Respect/Validation/pulls)20MITPHPPHP >=8.5CI passing Since Apr 8Pushed today194 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/Respect/Validation)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/respect/validation)[ Docs](http://respect.github.io/)[ RSS](/packages/respect-validation/feed)WikiDiscussions 3.1 Synced 1mo ago READMEChangelog (10)Dependencies (54)Versions (162)Used By (20) Respect\\Validation =================== [](#respectvalidation) [![Build Status](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/24736c473130abe9c12d87892f1bc3fdd89afc41a4d81a43c638c3f2e04ca0b9/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f6769746875622f616374696f6e732f776f726b666c6f772f7374617475732f526573706563742f56616c69646174696f6e2f63692d636f64652e796d6c3f6272616e63683d6d61696e267374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://github.com/Respect/Validation/actions/workflows/ci-code.yml)[![Code Coverage](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/09b80968cf391300223e15c5bf178a1d3e10d14d4265a2041b4b55976b893c8c/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f636f6465636f762f632f6769746875622f526573706563742f56616c69646174696f6e3f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://codecov.io/gh/Respect/Validation)[![Latest Stable Version](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/b23fa9eca9cd910a4c9f6e3b00e42f4315237aa5e298d771d02474c26908a3f3/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f762f726573706563742f76616c69646174696f6e2e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://packagist.org/packages/respect/validation)[![Total Downloads](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/d32ea1e5731519eeffb8e81426a3572396d8fa5ea977230ffccd3201a0df01cd/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f64742f726573706563742f76616c69646174696f6e2e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://packagist.org/packages/respect/validation)[![License](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/153b68f97e1a6068be2421d93143842ee87f9eb97fbe5f165ceecec683c18580/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f6c2f726573706563742f76616c69646174696f6e2e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://packagist.org/packages/respect/validation) The most awesome validation engine ever created for PHP. - Complex validation made simple: `v::numericVal()->positive()->between(1, 255)->isValid($input)`. - Advanced [exception handling](docs/handling-exceptions.md). - [More than 150](docs/validators.md) (fully tested) validators. Learn More: - [Documentation](https://respect-validation.readthedocs.io) - [How to contribute](CONTRIBUTING.md) ### Health Score 87 — ExcellentBetter than 100% of packages Maintenance95 Actively maintained with recent releases Popularity81 Widely adopted with strong download metrics Community61 Healthy contributor diversity Maturity99 Battle-tested with a long release history Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 59.8% of commits — single point of failure How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window. **Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores. **Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement. **Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability. ### Release Activity Cadence Every ~32 days Recently: every ~5 days Total 157 Last Release 59d ago Major Versions 0.9.6 → 1.0.32015-11-25 0.9.7 → 1.0.42016-02-26 0.9.8 → 1.0.52016-03-31 1.1.31 → 2.0.02020-04-04 2.4.12 → 3.0.02026-02-09 PHP version history (9 changes)0.7.0PHP >=5.3.0 1.0.0PHP >=5.4 2.0.0PHP >=7.2 2.1.0PHP ^7.3 || ^8.0 2.2.4PHP ^7.4 || ^8.0 || ^8.1 || ^8.2 2.3.0-RCPHP ^8.0 || ^8.1 || ^8.2 2.3.0PHP ^8.1 || ^8.2 2.4.0PHP >=8.1 3.0.0PHP >=8.5 ### Community Maintainers ![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/202642?v=4)[Alexandre Gomes Gaigalas](/maintainers/alganet)[@alganet](https://github.com/alganet) ![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/aef3ebfba857504b29c8c54d3df12397cec9cc4b1a0890a799a7dc8d9c8c01ad?d=identicon)[Respect](/maintainers/Respect) --- Top Contributors [![henriquemoody](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/154023?v=4)](https://github.com/henriquemoody "henriquemoody (1240 commits)")[![alganet](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/202642?v=4)](https://github.com/alganet "alganet (386 commits)")[![nickl-](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1404606?v=4)](https://github.com/nickl- "nickl- (117 commits)")[![dependabot[bot]](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/in/29110?v=4)](https://github.com/dependabot[bot] "dependabot[bot] (56 commits)")[![dcorrea777](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/7196041?v=4)](https://github.com/dcorrea777 "dcorrea777 (45 commits)")[![TheRespectPanda](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/50672519?v=4)](https://github.com/TheRespectPanda "TheRespectPanda (29 commits)")[![williamespindola](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/794521?v=4)](https://github.com/williamespindola "williamespindola (26 commits)")[![batusa](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/5388003?v=4)](https://github.com/batusa "batusa (26 commits)")[![jeanpimentel](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/68348?v=4)](https://github.com/jeanpimentel "jeanpimentel (18 commits)")[![DaniloBenevides](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/6895121?v=4)](https://github.com/DaniloBenevides "DaniloBenevides (16 commits)")[![kleberhs007](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1186353?v=4)](https://github.com/kleberhs007 "kleberhs007 (13 commits)")[![Reeywhaar](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/884649?v=4)](https://github.com/Reeywhaar "Reeywhaar (12 commits)")[![jaysonsantos](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/51510?v=4)](https://github.com/jaysonsantos "jaysonsantos (10 commits)")[![paulkarikari](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/14082776?v=4)](https://github.com/paulkarikari "paulkarikari (7 commits)")[![lcobucci](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/201963?v=4)](https://github.com/lcobucci "lcobucci (6 commits)")[![wesleyvicthor](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/605006?v=4)](https://github.com/wesleyvicthor "wesleyvicthor (6 commits)")[![caferrari](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/89180?v=4)](https://github.com/caferrari "caferrari (5 commits)")[![fefas](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/6557756?v=4)](https://github.com/fefas "fefas (5 commits)")[![gabrielrcouto](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/2197005?v=4)](https://github.com/gabrielrcouto "gabrielrcouto (5 commits)")[![rogeriopradoj](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/443391?v=4)](https://github.com/rogeriopradoj "rogeriopradoj (5 commits)") --- Tags componentsfluent-interfacephpstandalonevalidationvalidation-enginevalidatorvalidatorvalidationrespect ### Code Quality TestsPest Static AnalysisPHPStan Code StylePHP\_CodeSniffer Type Coverage Yes ### Embed Badge ![Health badge](/badges/respect-validation/health.svg) ``` [![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/respect-validation/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/respect-validation) ``` ### Alternatives [giggsey/libphonenumber-for-php A library for parsing, formatting, storing and validating international phone numbers, a PHP Port of Google's libphonenumber. 5.0k148.7M416](/packages/giggsey-libphonenumber-for-php)[opis/json-schema Json Schema Validator for PHP 64736.9M186](/packages/opis-json-schema)[vlucas/valitron Simple, elegant, stand-alone validation library with NO dependencies 1.6k4.4M128](/packages/vlucas-valitron)[intervention/validation Additional validation rules for the Laravel framework 6826.7M8](/packages/intervention-validation)[proengsoft/laravel-jsvalidation Validate forms transparently with Javascript reusing your Laravel Validation Rules, Messages, and FormRequest 1.1k2.3M49](/packages/proengsoft-laravel-jsvalidation)[wixel/gump A fast, extensible & stand-alone PHP input validation class that allows you to validate any data. 1.2k1.3M30](/packages/wixel-gump) PHPackages © 2026 [Directory](/)[Categories](/categories)[Trending](/trending)[Changelog](/changelog)[Analyze](/analyze)