Online SBML Validator

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This system can test the syntax and internal consistency of an SBML file. Passing this validator doesn't guarantee a file is 100% correct SBML, but it's the best automated assessment available.

Use the form below to upload your SBML content. You can also access this service via a network API. By using any part of this service or website, you agree to be bound by the terms of the privacy notice.

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Validation options:

Check consistency of measurement units associated with quantities (SBML L2V4 rules 105nn)

Check correctness and consistency of identifiers used for model entities (SBML L2V4 rules 103nn)

Check syntax of MathML mathematical expressions (SBML L2V4 rules 102nn)

Check validity of SBO identifiers (if any) used in the model (SBML L2V4 rules 107nn)

Perform static analysis of whether the model is overdetermined

Perform additional checks for recommended good modeling practices

Perform all other general SBML consistency checks (SBML L2V4 rules 2nnnn; highly recommended)

The SBML Online Validator currently supports all specifications of SBML through Level 3 Version 1 Core (Release 1). Limitations: (1) SBML <annotation> element content is only checked for proper XML syntax; the content of annotations is not validated; consequently, a model may have errors in its annotations yet still pass this validator. (2) The maximum file size allowed is 32 megabytes (compressed or uncompressed).

Please refer to the privacy notice for information about how we use and store your model and other information.

This facility is the work of Frank T. Bergmann, Michael Hucka, Benjamin J. Bornstein, and Akiya Jouraku. It is an interface to the validation engine built into libSBML 5.4.1, written by Sarah M. Keating, Frank T. Bergmann, Akiya Jouraku, Benjamin J. Bornstein and Michael Hucka. This version of the validator uses the XML parser library " libxml".