Merge pull request #5174 from nocodb/feat/ajv-validation-and-human-readable-error

feat: API payload validation and error handling
2 years ago · c4a78fddf2
47 changed files with 2122 additions and 655 deletions
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-api-docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-api-docs.yml
@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ on:
  push:
    branches: [ master ]
    paths:
-      - "scripts/sdk/swagger.json"
+      - "packages/nocodb/src/schema/swagger.json"
  release:
    types: [ published ]

@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
        env:
          API_TOKEN_GITHUB: ${{ secrets.GH_TOKEN }}
        with:
-          source_file: 'scripts/sdk/swagger.json'
+          source_file: 'packages/nocodb/src/schema/swagger.json'
          destination_repo: 'nocodb/noco-apis-doc'
          destination_folder: 'src'
          user_email: 'oof1lab@gmail.com'
@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
        env:
          API_TOKEN_GITHUB: ${{ secrets.GH_TOKEN }}
        with:
-          source_file: 'scripts/sdk/swagger.json'
+          source_file: 'packages/nocodb/src/schema/swagger.json'
          destination_repo: 'nocodb/noco-apis-doc'
          destination_folder: 'meta-src'
          user_email: 'oof1lab@gmail.com'
--- a/packages/nc-gui/components.d.ts
+++ b/packages/nc-gui/components.d.ts
@ -251,8 +251,12 @@ declare module '@vue/runtime-core' {
    NcIconsRowHeightMedium: typeof import('~icons/nc-icons/row-height-medium')['default']
    NcIconsRowHeightShort: typeof import('~icons/nc-icons/row-height-short')['default']
    NcIconsRowHeightTall: typeof import('~icons/nc-icons/row-height-tall')['default']
+    PhChatTextThin: typeof import('~icons/ph/chat-text-thin')['default']
    PhCloudLightningDuotone: typeof import('~icons/ph/cloud-lightning-duotone')['default']
+    PhCloudLightningThin: typeof import('~icons/ph/cloud-lightning-thin')['default']
    PhFileCsv: typeof import('~icons/ph/file-csv')['default']
+    PhUserPlusThin: typeof import('~icons/ph/user-plus-thin')['default']
+    PhUsersThreeThin: typeof import('~icons/ph/users-three-thin')['default']
    RiLineHeight: typeof import('~icons/ri/line-height')['default']
    RiTeamFill: typeof import('~icons/ri/team-fill')['default']
    RouterLink: typeof import('vue-router')['RouterLink']
--- a/packages/nc-gui/utils/errorUtils.ts
+++ b/packages/nc-gui/utils/errorUtils.ts
@ -1,14 +1,23 @@
 export async function extractSdkResponseErrorMsg(e: Error & { response: any }) {
  if (!e || !e.response) return e.message
  let msg
+  let errors: any[] | null = null
  if (e.response.data instanceof Blob) {
    try {
-      msg = JSON.parse(await e.response.data.text()).msg
+      const parsedData = JSON.parse(await e.response.data.text())
+      msg = parsedData.msg
+      errors = parsedData.errors
    } catch {
      msg = 'Some internal error occurred'
    }
  } else {
    msg = e.response.data.msg || e.response.data.message || 'Some internal error occurred'
+    errors = e.response.data.errors
  }
+
+  if (Array.isArray(errors) && errors.length) {
+    return errors.map((e: any) => (e.instancePath ? `${e.instancePath} - ` : '') + e.message).join(', ')
+  }
+
  return msg || 'Some error occurred'
 }
--- a/packages/nocodb-sdk/package.json
+++ b/packages/nocodb-sdk/package.json
@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
    "test:prettier": "prettier \"src/**/*.ts\" --list-different",
    "test:spelling": "cspell \"{README.md,.github/*.md,src/**/*.ts}\"",
    "watch:build": "tsc -p tsconfig.json -w",
-    "generate:sdk": "npx --yes swagger-typescript-api@10.0.3 -r -p ../../scripts/sdk/swagger.json -o ./src/lib/  --axios --unwrap-response-data  --module-name-first-tag --type-suffix=Type --templates ../../scripts/sdk/templates"
+    "generate:sdk": "npx --yes swagger-typescript-api@10.0.3 -r -p ../nocodb/src/schema/swagger.json -o ./src/lib/  --axios --unwrap-response-data  --module-name-first-tag --type-suffix=Type --templates ../../scripts/sdk/templates"
  },
  "dependencies": {
    "axios": "^0.21.1",
--- a/packages/nocodb-sdk/src/lib/Api.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb-sdk/src/lib/Api.ts
--- a/packages/nocodb/package-lock.json
+++ b/packages/nocodb/package-lock.json
@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
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        "@sentry/node": "^6.3.5",
        "airtable": "^0.11.3",
+        "ajv": "^8.12.0",
        "archiver": "^5.0.2",
        "auto-bind": "^4.0.0",
        "aws-sdk": "^2.829.0",
@ -658,6 +659,22 @@
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      }
    },
+    "node_modules/@eslint/eslintrc/node_modules/ajv": {
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@ -682,6 +699,12 @@
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@ -2238,15 +2261,6 @@
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@ -23538,6 +23644,18 @@
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          }
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+        "ajv": {
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+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ajv/-/ajv-6.12.6.tgz",
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+            "json-schema-traverse": "^0.4.1",
+            "uri-js": "^4.2.2"
+          }
+        },
        "ansi-regex": {
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+        },
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@ -25352,6 +25476,24 @@
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+      },
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+            "fast-json-stable-stringify": "^2.0.0",
+            "json-schema-traverse": "^0.4.1",
+            "uri-js": "^4.2.2"
+          }
+        },
+        "json-schema-traverse": {
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+        }
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/json-schema-traverse/-/json-schema-traverse-1.0.0.tgz",
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    "json-stable-stringify-without-jsonify": {
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@ -29930,8 +30072,7 @@
    "require-from-string": {
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      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/require-from-string/-/require-from-string-2.0.2.tgz",
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-      "dev": true
+      "integrity": "sha512-Xf0nWe6RseziFMu+Ap9biiUbmplq6S9/p+7w7YXP/JBHhrUDDUhwa+vANyubuqfZWTveU//DYVGsDG7RKL/vEw=="
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@ -30138,6 +30279,33 @@
        "@types/json-schema": "^7.0.8",
        "ajv": "^6.12.5",
        "ajv-keywords": "^3.5.2"
+      },
+      "dependencies": {
+        "ajv": {
+          "version": "6.12.6",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ajv/-/ajv-6.12.6.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-j3fVLgvTo527anyYyJOGTYJbG+vnnQYvE0m5mmkc1TK+nxAppkCLMIL0aZ4dblVCNoGShhm+kzE4ZUykBoMg4g==",
+          "dev": true,
+          "requires": {
+            "fast-deep-equal": "^3.1.1",
+            "fast-json-stable-stringify": "^2.0.0",
+            "json-schema-traverse": "^0.4.1",
+            "uri-js": "^4.2.2"
+          }
+        },
+        "ajv-keywords": {
+          "version": "3.5.2",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ajv-keywords/-/ajv-keywords-3.5.2.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-5p6WTN0DdTGVQk6VjcEju19IgaHudalcfabD7yhDGeA6bcQnmL+CpveLJq/3hvfwd1aof6L386Ougkx6RfyMIQ==",
+          "dev": true,
+          "requires": {}
+        },
+        "json-schema-traverse": {
+          "version": "0.4.1",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/json-schema-traverse/-/json-schema-traverse-0.4.1.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-xbbCH5dCYU5T8LcEhhuh7HJ88HXuW3qsI3Y0zOZFKfZEHcpWiHU/Jxzk629Brsab/mMiHQti9wMP+845RPe3Vg==",
+          "dev": true
+        }
      }
    },
    "scmp": {
@ -31273,30 +31441,12 @@
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      },
      "dependencies": {
-        "ajv": {
-          "version": "8.11.0",
-          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ajv/-/ajv-8.11.0.tgz",
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-          "requires": {
-            "fast-deep-equal": "^3.1.1",
-            "json-schema-traverse": "^1.0.0",
-            "require-from-string": "^2.0.2",
-            "uri-js": "^4.2.2"
-          }
-        },
        "ansi-regex": {
          "version": "5.0.1",
          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ansi-regex/-/ansi-regex-5.0.1.tgz",
          "integrity": "sha512-quJQXlTSUGL2LH9SUXo8VwsY4soanhgo6LNSm84E1LBcE8s3O0wpdiRzyR9z/ZZJMlMWv37qOOb9pdJlMUEKFQ==",
          "dev": true
        },
-        "json-schema-traverse": {
-          "version": "1.0.0",
-          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/json-schema-traverse/-/json-schema-traverse-1.0.0.tgz",
-          "integrity": "sha512-NM8/P9n3XjXhIZn1lLhkFaACTOURQXjWhV4BA/RnOv8xvgqtqpAX9IO4mRQxSx1Rlo4tqzeqb0sOlruaOy3dug==",
-          "dev": true
-        },
        "slice-ansi": {
          "version": "4.0.0",
          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/slice-ansi/-/slice-ansi-4.0.0.tgz",
@ -32978,6 +33128,25 @@
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          "dev": true
        },
+        "ajv": {
+          "version": "6.12.6",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ajv/-/ajv-6.12.6.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-j3fVLgvTo527anyYyJOGTYJbG+vnnQYvE0m5mmkc1TK+nxAppkCLMIL0aZ4dblVCNoGShhm+kzE4ZUykBoMg4g==",
+          "dev": true,
+          "requires": {
+            "fast-deep-equal": "^3.1.1",
+            "fast-json-stable-stringify": "^2.0.0",
+            "json-schema-traverse": "^0.4.1",
+            "uri-js": "^4.2.2"
+          }
+        },
+        "ajv-keywords": {
+          "version": "3.5.2",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ajv-keywords/-/ajv-keywords-3.5.2.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-5p6WTN0DdTGVQk6VjcEju19IgaHudalcfabD7yhDGeA6bcQnmL+CpveLJq/3hvfwd1aof6L386Ougkx6RfyMIQ==",
+          "dev": true,
+          "requires": {}
+        },
        "braces": {
          "version": "2.3.2",
          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/braces/-/braces-2.3.2.tgz",
@ -33095,6 +33264,12 @@
            }
          }
        },
+        "json-schema-traverse": {
+          "version": "0.4.1",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/json-schema-traverse/-/json-schema-traverse-0.4.1.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-xbbCH5dCYU5T8LcEhhuh7HJ88HXuW3qsI3Y0zOZFKfZEHcpWiHU/Jxzk629Brsab/mMiHQti9wMP+845RPe3Vg==",
+          "dev": true
+        },
        "json5": {
          "version": "1.0.2",
          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/json5/-/json5-1.0.2.tgz",
--- a/packages/nocodb/package.json
+++ b/packages/nocodb/package.json
@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
    "@graphql-tools/merge": "^6.0.12",
    "@sentry/node": "^6.3.5",
    "airtable": "^0.11.3",
+    "ajv": "^8.12.0",
    "archiver": "^5.0.2",
    "auto-bind": "^4.0.0",
    "aws-sdk": "^2.829.0",
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/db/sql-data-mapper/lib/sql/CustomKnex.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/db/sql-data-mapper/lib/sql/CustomKnex.ts
@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { Knex, knex } from 'knex';
 import { SnowflakeClient } from 'nc-help';
+import { FilterType } from 'nocodb-sdk';

 const types = require('pg').types;
 // override parsing date column to Date()
@ -1248,7 +1249,13 @@ knex.QueryBuilder.extend('conditionv2', function (conditionObj: Filter) {
  return parseConditionv2(conditionObj, this);
 } as any);

-const parseConditionv2 = (obj: Filter, qb: Knex.QueryBuilder) => {
+const parseConditionv2 = (_obj: Filter | FilterType, qb: Knex.QueryBuilder) => {
+  let obj: Filter;
+  if (_obj instanceof Filter) {
+    obj = _obj;
+  } else {
+    obj = new Filter(_obj);
+  }
  if (obj.is_group) {
    qb = qb.where(function () {
      const children = obj.children;
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/db/sql-data-mapper/lib/sql/helpers/getAst.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/db/sql-data-mapper/lib/sql/helpers/getAst.ts
@ -81,13 +81,13 @@ const getAst = async ({
      ...(await obj),
      [col.title]:
        allowedCols && (!includePkByDefault || !col.pk)
-          ? (allowedCols[col.id] &&
+          ? allowedCols[col.id] &&
            (!isSystemColumn(col) || view.show_system_fields) &&
            (!fields?.length || fields.includes(col.title)) &&
-            value)
-          : (fields?.length
+            value
+          : fields?.length
          ? fields.includes(col.title) && value
-          : value),
+          : value,
    };
  }, Promise.resolve({}));
 };
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/meta/api/apiTokenApis.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/meta/api/apiTokenApis.ts
@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { NcError } from '../helpers/catchError';
 import ncMetaAclMw from '../helpers/ncMetaAclMw';
 import ApiToken from '../../models/ApiToken';
 import { metaApiMetrics } from '../helpers/apiMetrics';
+import { getAjvValidatorMw } from './helpers';

 export async function apiTokenList(req: Request, res: Response) {
  res.json(await ApiToken.list(req['user'].id));
@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ router.get(
 router.post(
  '/api/v1/db/meta/projects/:projectId/api-tokens',
  metaApiMetrics,
+  getAjvValidatorMw('swagger.json#/components/schemas/ApiTokenReq'),
  ncMetaAclMw(apiTokenCreate, 'apiTokenCreate')
 );
 router.delete(
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/meta/api/auditApis.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/meta/api/auditApis.ts
@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { PagedResponseImpl } from '../helpers/PagedResponse';
 import ncMetaAclMw from '../helpers/ncMetaAclMw';

 import DOMPurify from 'isomorphic-dompurify';
+import { getAjvValidatorMw } from './helpers';

 export async function commentRow(req: Request<any, any>, res) {
  res.json(
@ -69,10 +70,12 @@ router.get(
 );
 router.post(
  '/api/v1/db/meta/audits/comments',
+  getAjvValidatorMw('swagger.json#/components/schemas/CommentReq'),
  ncMetaAclMw(commentRow, 'commentRow')
 );
 router.post(
  '/api/v1/db/meta/audits/rows/:rowId/update',
+  getAjvValidatorMw('swagger.json#/components/schemas/AuditRowUpdateReq'),
  ncMetaAclMw(auditRowUpdate, 'auditRowUpdate')
 );
 router.get(
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/meta/api/baseApis.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/meta/api/baseApis.ts
@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import Base from '../../models/Base';
 import ncMetaAclMw from '../helpers/ncMetaAclMw';
 import { Tele } from 'nc-help';
 import { metaApiMetrics } from '../helpers/apiMetrics';
-import { populateMeta } from './helpers';
+import { getAjvValidatorMw, populateMeta } from './helpers';

 export async function baseGet(
  req: Request<any, any, any>,
@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ export default (router) => {
  router.patch(
    '/api/v1/db/meta/projects/:projectId/bases/:baseId',
    metaApiMetrics,
+    getAjvValidatorMw('swagger.json#/components/schemas/BaseReq'),
    ncMetaAclMw(baseUpdate, 'baseUpdate')
  );
  router.delete(
@ -117,6 +118,7 @@ export default (router) => {
  router.post(
    '/api/v1/db/meta/projects/:projectId/bases',
    metaApiMetrics,
+    getAjvValidatorMw('swagger.json#/components/schemas/BaseReq'),
    ncMetaAclMw(baseCreate, 'baseCreate')
  );
  router.get(
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/meta/api/columnApis.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/meta/api/columnApis.ts
@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ import formulaQueryBuilderv2 from '../../db/sql-data-mapper/lib/sql/formulav2/fo
 import {
  createHmAndBtColumn,
  generateFkName,
+  getAjvValidatorMw,
  randomID,
  validateLookupPayload,
  validateRequiredField,
@ -1785,6 +1786,7 @@ const router = Router({ mergeParams: true });
 router.post(
  '/api/v1/db/meta/tables/:tableId/columns/',
  metaApiMetrics,
+  getAjvValidatorMw('swagger.json#/components/schemas/ColumnReq'),
  ncMetaAclMw(columnAdd, 'columnAdd')
 );

--- a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/meta/api/filterApis.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/meta/api/filterApis.ts
@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import Project from '../../models/Project';
 import Filter from '../../models/Filter';
 import ncMetaAclMw from '../helpers/ncMetaAclMw';
 import { metaApiMetrics } from '../helpers/apiMetrics';
+import { getAjvValidatorMw } from './helpers';

 // @ts-ignore
 export async function filterGet(req: Request, res: Response, next) {
@ -135,6 +136,7 @@ router.get(
 router.post(
  '/api/v1/db/meta/views/:viewId/filters',
  metaApiMetrics,
+  getAjvValidatorMw('swagger.json#/components/schemas/FilterReq'),
  ncMetaAclMw(filterCreate, 'filterCreate')
 );

@ -145,6 +147,7 @@ router.get(
 router.post(
  '/api/v1/db/meta/hooks/:hookId/filters',
  metaApiMetrics,
+  getAjvValidatorMw('swagger.json#/components/schemas/FilterReq'),
  ncMetaAclMw(hookFilterCreate, 'filterCreate')
 );

@ -156,6 +159,7 @@ router.get(
 router.patch(
  '/api/v1/db/meta/filters/:filterId',
  metaApiMetrics,
+  getAjvValidatorMw('swagger.json#/components/schemas/FilterReq'),
  ncMetaAclMw(filterUpdate, 'filterUpdate')
 );
 router.delete(
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/meta/api/formViewApis.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/meta/api/formViewApis.ts
@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import View from '../../models/View';
 import FormView from '../../models/FormView';
 import ncMetaAclMw from '../helpers/ncMetaAclMw';
 import { metaApiMetrics } from '../helpers/apiMetrics';
+import { getAjvValidatorMw } from './helpers';

 // @ts-ignore
 export async function formViewGet(req: Request, res: Response<FormType>) {
@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ const router = Router({ mergeParams: true });
 router.post(
  '/api/v1/db/meta/tables/:tableId/forms',
  metaApiMetrics,
+  getAjvValidatorMw('swagger.json#/components/schemas/FormCreateReq'),
  ncMetaAclMw(formViewCreate, 'formViewCreate')
 );
 router.get(
@ -53,6 +55,7 @@ router.get(
 router.patch(
  '/api/v1/db/meta/forms/:formViewId',
  metaApiMetrics,
+  getAjvValidatorMw('swagger.json#/components/schemas/FormReq'),
  ncMetaAclMw(formViewUpdate, 'formViewUpdate')
 );
 router.delete(
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/meta/api/formViewColumnApis.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/meta/api/formViewColumnApis.ts
@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import FormViewColumn from '../../models/FormViewColumn';
 import { Tele } from 'nc-help';
 import ncMetaAclMw from '../helpers/ncMetaAclMw';
 import { metaApiMetrics } from '../helpers/apiMetrics';
+import { getAjvValidatorMw } from './helpers';

 export async function columnUpdate(req: Request, res: Response) {
  Tele.emit('evt', { evt_type: 'formViewColumn:updated' });
@ -13,6 +14,7 @@ const router = Router({ mergeParams: true });
 router.patch(
  '/api/v1/db/meta/form-columns/:formViewColumnId',
  metaApiMetrics,
+  getAjvValidatorMw('swagger.json#/components/schemas/FormColumnReq'),
  ncMetaAclMw(columnUpdate, 'columnUpdate')
 );
 export default router;
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/meta/api/galleryViewApis.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/meta/api/galleryViewApis.ts
@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import GalleryView from '../../models/GalleryView';
 import { Tele } from 'nc-help';
 import ncMetaAclMw from '../helpers/ncMetaAclMw';
 import { metaApiMetrics } from '../helpers/apiMetrics';
+import { getAjvValidatorMw } from './helpers';
 export async function galleryViewGet(req: Request, res: Response<GalleryType>) {
  res.json(await GalleryView.get(req.params.galleryViewId));
 }
@ -29,11 +30,13 @@ const router = Router({ mergeParams: true });
 router.post(
  '/api/v1/db/meta/tables/:tableId/galleries',
  metaApiMetrics,
+  getAjvValidatorMw('swagger.json#/components/schemas/GalleryReq'),
  ncMetaAclMw(galleryViewCreate, 'galleryViewCreate')
 );
 router.patch(
  '/api/v1/db/meta/galleries/:galleryViewId',
  metaApiMetrics,
+  getAjvValidatorMw('swagger.json#/components/schemas/GalleryReq'),
  ncMetaAclMw(galleryViewUpdate, 'galleryViewUpdate')
 );
 router.get(
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/meta/api/gridViewApis.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/meta/api/gridViewApis.ts
@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import View from '../../models/View';
 import ncMetaAclMw from '../helpers/ncMetaAclMw';
 import { metaApiMetrics } from '../helpers/apiMetrics';
 import GridView from '../../models/GridView';
+import { getAjvValidatorMw } from './helpers';

 // @ts-ignore
 export async function gridViewCreate(req: Request<any, any>, res) {
@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ const router = Router({ mergeParams: true });
 router.post(
  '/api/v1/db/meta/tables/:tableId/grids/',
  metaApiMetrics,
+  getAjvValidatorMw('swagger.json#/components/schemas/GridReq'),
  ncMetaAclMw(gridViewCreate, 'gridViewCreate')
 );
 router.patch(
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/meta/api/gridViewColumnApis.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/meta/api/gridViewColumnApis.ts
@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import GridViewColumn from '../../models/GridViewColumn';
 import { Tele } from 'nc-help';
 import ncMetaAclMw from '../helpers/ncMetaAclMw';
 import { metaApiMetrics } from '../helpers/apiMetrics';
+import { getAjvValidatorMw } from './helpers';

 export async function columnList(req: Request, res: Response) {
  res.json(await GridViewColumn.list(req.params.gridViewId));
@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ router.get(
 router.patch(
  '/api/v1/db/meta/grid-columns/:gridViewColumnId',
  metaApiMetrics,
+  getAjvValidatorMw('swagger.json#/components/schemas/GridColumnReq'),
  ncMetaAclMw(gridColumnUpdate, 'gridColumnUpdate')
 );
 export default router;
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/meta/api/helpers/apiHelpers.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/meta/api/helpers/apiHelpers.ts
@ -1,4 +1,38 @@
+import { NextFunction, Request, Response } from 'express';
+import Ajv, { ErrorObject } from 'ajv';
+// @ts-ignore
+import swagger from '../../../../schema/swagger.json';
+
 export function parseHrtimeToSeconds(hrtime) {
  const seconds = (hrtime[0] + hrtime[1] / 1e6).toFixed(3);
  return seconds;
 }
+
+const ajv = new Ajv({ strictSchema: false, strict: false }); // Initialize AJV
+
+ajv.addSchema(swagger, 'swagger.json');
+
+// A middleware generator to validate the request body
+export const getAjvValidatorMw = (schema) => {
+  return (req: Request, res: Response, next: NextFunction) => {
+    // Validate the request body against the schema
+    const valid = ajv.validate(
+      typeof schema === 'string' ? { $ref: schema } : schema,
+      req.body
+    );
+
+    // If the request body is valid, call the next middleware
+    if (valid) {
+      next();
+    } else {
+      const errors: ErrorObject[] | null | undefined = ajv.errors;
+
+      // If the request body is invalid, send a response with an error message
+      res.status(400).json({
+        status: 'error',
+        message: 'Invalid request body',
+        errors,
+      });
+    }
+  };
+};
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/meta/api/helpers/columnHelpers.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/meta/api/helpers/columnHelpers.ts
@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import {
  ColumnReqType,
  LinkToAnotherRecordType,
  LookupColumnReqType,
+  BoolType,
  RelationTypes,
  RollupColumnReqType,
  TableType,
@ -27,7 +28,7 @@ export async function createHmAndBtColumn(
  type?: RelationTypes,
  alias?: string,
  fkColName?: string,
-  virtual = false,
+  virtual: BoolType = false,
  isSystemCol = false
 ) {
  // save bt column
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/meta/api/hookApis.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/meta/api/hookApis.ts
@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import Model from '../../models/Model';
 import populateSamplePayload from '../helpers/populateSamplePayload';
 import ncMetaAclMw from '../helpers/ncMetaAclMw';
 import { metaApiMetrics } from '../helpers/apiMetrics';
+import { getAjvValidatorMw } from './helpers';

 export async function hookList(
  req: Request<any, any, any>,
@ -85,11 +86,13 @@ router.get(
 router.post(
  '/api/v1/db/meta/tables/:tableId/hooks/test',
  metaApiMetrics,
+  getAjvValidatorMw('swagger.json#/components/schemas/HookTestReq'),
  ncMetaAclMw(hookTest, 'hookTest')
 );
 router.post(
  '/api/v1/db/meta/tables/:tableId/hooks',
  metaApiMetrics,
+  getAjvValidatorMw('swagger.json#/components/schemas/HookReq'),
  ncMetaAclMw(hookCreate, 'hookCreate')
 );
 router.delete(
@ -100,6 +103,7 @@ router.delete(
 router.patch(
  '/api/v1/db/meta/hooks/:hookId',
  metaApiMetrics,
+  getAjvValidatorMw('swagger.json#/components/schemas/HookReq'),
  ncMetaAclMw(hookUpdate, 'hookUpdate')
 );
 router.get(
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/meta/api/hookFilterApis.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/meta/api/hookFilterApis.ts
@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import Project from '../../models/Project';
 import Filter from '../../models/Filter';
 import ncMetaAclMw from '../helpers/ncMetaAclMw';
 import { metaApiMetrics } from '../helpers/apiMetrics';
+import { getAjvValidatorMw } from './helpers';

 // @ts-ignore
 export async function filterGet(req: Request, res: Response, next) {
@ -117,6 +118,7 @@ router.get(
 router.post(
  '/hooks/:hookId/filters/',
  metaApiMetrics,
+  getAjvValidatorMw('swagger.json#/components/schemas/FilterReq'),
  ncMetaAclMw(filterCreate, 'filterCreate')
 );
 router.get(
@ -127,6 +129,7 @@ router.get(
 router.patch(
  '/hooks/:hookId/filters/:filterId',
  metaApiMetrics,
+  getAjvValidatorMw('swagger.json#/components/schemas/FilterReq'),
  ncMetaAclMw(filterUpdate, 'filterUpdate')
 );
 router.delete(
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/meta/api/kanbanViewApis.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/meta/api/kanbanViewApis.ts
@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import KanbanView from '../../models/KanbanView';
 import { Tele } from 'nc-help';
 import ncMetaAclMw from '../helpers/ncMetaAclMw';
 import { metaApiMetrics } from '../helpers/apiMetrics';
+import { getAjvValidatorMw } from './helpers';

 export async function kanbanViewGet(req: Request, res: Response<KanbanType>) {
  res.json(await KanbanView.get(req.params.kanbanViewId));
@ -31,11 +32,13 @@ const router = Router({ mergeParams: true });
 router.post(
  '/api/v1/db/meta/tables/:tableId/kanbans',
  metaApiMetrics,
+  getAjvValidatorMw('swagger.json#/components/schemas/KanbanReq'),
  ncMetaAclMw(kanbanViewCreate, 'kanbanViewCreate')
 );
 router.patch(
  '/api/v1/db/meta/kanbans/:kanbanViewId',
  metaApiMetrics,
+  getAjvValidatorMw('swagger.json#/components/schemas/KanbanUpdateReq'),
  ncMetaAclMw(kanbanViewUpdate, 'kanbanViewUpdate')
 );
 router.get(
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/meta/api/mapViewApis.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/meta/api/mapViewApis.ts
@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ export async function mapViewUpdate(req, res) {

 const router = Router({ mergeParams: true });

+// todo: add schema in swagger and use getAjvValidatorMw
 router.post(
  '/api/v1/db/meta/tables/:tableId/maps',
  metaApiMetrics,
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/meta/api/modelVisibilityApis.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/meta/api/modelVisibilityApis.ts
@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { Router } from 'express';
 import { Tele } from 'nc-help';
 import ncMetaAclMw from '../helpers/ncMetaAclMw';
 import { metaApiMetrics } from '../helpers/apiMetrics';
+import { getAjvValidatorMw } from './helpers';
 async function xcVisibilityMetaSetAll(req, res) {
  Tele.emit('evt', { evt_type: 'uiAcl:updated' });
  for (const d of req.body) {
@ -122,6 +123,7 @@ router.get(
 router.post(
  '/api/v1/db/meta/projects/:projectId/visibility-rules',
  metaApiMetrics,
+  getAjvValidatorMw('swagger.json#/components/schemas/VisibilityRuleReq'),
  ncMetaAclMw(xcVisibilityMetaSetAll, 'modelVisibilitySet')
 );
 export default router;
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/meta/api/orgLicenseApis.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/meta/api/orgLicenseApis.ts
@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import Store from '../../models/Store';
 import Noco from '../../Noco';
 import { metaApiMetrics } from '../helpers/apiMetrics';
 import ncMetaAclMw from '../helpers/ncMetaAclMw';
+import { getAjvValidatorMw } from './helpers';

 async function licenseGet(_req, res) {
  const license = await Store.get(NC_LICENSE_KEY);
@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ router.get(
 router.post(
  '/api/v1/license',
  metaApiMetrics,
+  getAjvValidatorMw('swagger.json#/components/schemas/LicenseReq'),
  ncMetaAclMw(licenseSet, 'licenseSet', {
    allowedRoles: [OrgUserRoles.SUPER_ADMIN],
    blockApiTokenAccess: true,
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/meta/api/orgTokenApis.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/meta/api/orgTokenApis.ts
@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import getHandler from '../helpers/getHandler';
 import ncMetaAclMw from '../helpers/ncMetaAclMw';
 import { PagedResponseImpl } from '../helpers/PagedResponse';
 import { apiTokenListEE } from './ee/orgTokenApis';
+import { getAjvValidatorMw } from './helpers';

 async function apiTokenList(req, res) {
  const fk_user_id = req.user.id;
@ -65,6 +66,7 @@ router.get(
 router.post(
  '/api/v1/tokens',
  metaApiMetrics,
+  getAjvValidatorMw('swagger.json#/components/schemas/ApiTokenReq'),
  ncMetaAclMw(apiTokenCreate, 'apiTokenCreate', {
    // allowedRoles: [OrgUserRoles.SUPER],
    blockApiTokenAccess: true,
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/meta/api/orgUserApis.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/meta/api/orgUserApis.ts
@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import { extractProps } from '../helpers/extractProps';
 import ncMetaAclMw from '../helpers/ncMetaAclMw';
 import { PagedResponseImpl } from '../helpers/PagedResponse';
 import { randomTokenString } from '../helpers/stringHelpers';
+import { getAjvValidatorMw } from './helpers';
 import { sendInviteEmail } from './projectUserApis';

 async function userList(req, res) {
@ -266,6 +267,7 @@ router.get(
 router.patch(
  '/api/v1/users/:userId',
  metaApiMetrics,
+  getAjvValidatorMw('swagger.json#/components/schemas/OrgUserReq'),
  ncMetaAclMw(userUpdate, 'userUpdate', {
    allowedRoles: [OrgUserRoles.SUPER_ADMIN],
    blockApiTokenAccess: true,
@ -282,6 +284,7 @@ router.delete(
 router.post(
  '/api/v1/users',
  metaApiMetrics,
+  getAjvValidatorMw('swagger.json#/components/schemas/OrgUserReq'),
  ncMetaAclMw(userAdd, 'userAdd', {
    allowedRoles: [OrgUserRoles.SUPER_ADMIN],
    blockApiTokenAccess: true,
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/meta/api/pluginApis.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/meta/api/pluginApis.ts
@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { PluginType } from 'nocodb-sdk';
 import NcPluginMgrv2 from '../helpers/NcPluginMgrv2';
 import ncMetaAclMw from '../helpers/ncMetaAclMw';
 import { metaApiMetrics } from '../helpers/apiMetrics';
+import { getAjvValidatorMw } from './helpers';

 export async function pluginList(_req: Request, res: Response) {
  res.json(new PagedResponseImpl(await Plugin.list()));
@ -43,6 +44,8 @@ router.get(
 router.post(
  '/api/v1/db/meta/plugins/test',
  metaApiMetrics,
+  getAjvValidatorMw('swagger.json#/components/schemas/PluginTestReq'),
+
  ncMetaAclMw(pluginTest, 'pluginTest')
 );
 router.get(
@ -53,6 +56,7 @@ router.get(
 router.patch(
  '/api/v1/db/meta/plugins/:pluginId',
  metaApiMetrics,
+  getAjvValidatorMw('swagger.json#/components/schemas/PluginReq'),
  ncMetaAclMw(pluginUpdate, 'pluginUpdate')
 );
 router.get(
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/meta/api/projectApis.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/meta/api/projectApis.ts
@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import { metaApiMetrics } from '../helpers/apiMetrics';
 import { extractPropsAndSanitize } from '../helpers/extractProps';
 import NcConfigFactory from '../../utils/NcConfigFactory';
 import { promisify } from 'util';
-import { populateMeta } from './helpers';
+import { getAjvValidatorMw, populateMeta } from './helpers';
 import Filter from '../../models/Filter';

 const nanoid = customAlphabet('1234567890abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz_', 4);
@ -272,6 +272,7 @@ export default (router) => {
  router.post(
    '/api/v1/db/meta/projects',
    metaApiMetrics,
+    getAjvValidatorMw('swagger.json#/components/schemas/ProjectReq'),
    ncMetaAclMw(projectCreate, 'projectCreate')
  );
  router.get(
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/meta/api/projectUserApis.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/meta/api/projectUserApis.ts
@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import Noco from '../../Noco';
 import { PluginCategory } from 'nocodb-sdk';
 import { metaApiMetrics } from '../helpers/apiMetrics';
 import { randomTokenString } from '../helpers/stringHelpers';
+import { getAjvValidatorMw } from './helpers';

 async function userList(req, res) {
  res.json({
@ -310,11 +311,13 @@ router.get(
 router.post(
  '/api/v1/db/meta/projects/:projectId/users',
  metaApiMetrics,
+  getAjvValidatorMw('swagger.json#/components/schemas/ProjectUserReq'),
  ncMetaAclMw(userInvite, 'userInvite')
 );
 router.patch(
  '/api/v1/db/meta/projects/:projectId/users/:userId',
  metaApiMetrics,
+  getAjvValidatorMw('swagger.json#/components/schemas/ProjectUserReq'),
  ncMetaAclMw(projectUserUpdate, 'projectUserUpdate')
 );
 router.delete(
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/meta/api/sharedBaseApis.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/meta/api/sharedBaseApis.ts
@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import ncMetaAclMw from '../helpers/ncMetaAclMw';
 import { v4 as uuidv4 } from 'uuid';
 import Project from '../../models/Project';
 import { NcError } from '../helpers/catchError';
+import { getAjvValidatorMw } from './helpers';
 // todo: load from config
 const config = {
  dashboardPath: '/nc',
@ -96,10 +97,12 @@ router.get(
 );
 router.post(
  '/api/v1/db/meta/projects/:projectId/shared',
+  getAjvValidatorMw('swagger.json#/components/schemas/SharedBaseReq'),
  ncMetaAclMw(createSharedBaseLink, 'createSharedBaseLink')
 );
 router.patch(
  '/api/v1/db/meta/projects/:projectId/shared',
+  getAjvValidatorMw('swagger.json#/components/schemas/SharedBaseReq'),
  ncMetaAclMw(updateSharedBaseLink, 'updateSharedBaseLink')
 );
 router.delete(
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/meta/api/sortApis.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/meta/api/sortApis.ts
@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import Project from '../../models/Project';
 import Sort from '../../models/Sort';
 import ncMetaAclMw from '../helpers/ncMetaAclMw';
 import { metaApiMetrics } from '../helpers/apiMetrics';
+import { getAjvValidatorMw } from './helpers';

 // @ts-ignore
 export async function sortGet(req: Request, res: Response<TableType>) {}
@ -58,6 +59,7 @@ router.get(
 router.post(
  '/api/v1/db/meta/views/:viewId/sorts/',
  metaApiMetrics,
+  getAjvValidatorMw('swagger.json#/components/schemas/SortReq'),
  ncMetaAclMw(sortCreate, 'sortCreate')
 );
 router.get(
@ -68,6 +70,7 @@ router.get(
 router.patch(
  '/api/v1/db/meta/sorts/:sortId',
  metaApiMetrics,
+  getAjvValidatorMw('swagger.json#/components/schemas/SortReq'),
  ncMetaAclMw(sortUpdate, 'sortUpdate')
 );
 router.delete(
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/meta/api/tableApis.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/meta/api/tableApis.ts
@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import {
  AuditOperationTypes,
  isVirtualCol,
  ModelTypes,
+  NormalColumnRequestType,
  TableListType,
  TableReqType,
  TableType,
@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ import ProjectMgrv2 from '../../db/sql-mgr/v2/ProjectMgrv2';
 import Project from '../../models/Project';
 import Audit from '../../models/Audit';
 import ncMetaAclMw from '../helpers/ncMetaAclMw';
+import { getAjvValidatorMw } from './helpers';
 import { xcVisibilityMetaGet } from './modelVisibilityApis';
 import View from '../../models/View';
 import getColumnPropsFromUIDT from '../helpers/getColumnPropsFromUIDT';
@ -216,10 +218,13 @@ export async function tableCreate(req: Request<any, any, TableReqType>, res) {
      columns: columns.map((c, i) => {
        const colMetaFromReq = req.body?.columns?.find(
          (c1) => c.cn === c1.column_name
-        );
+        ) as NormalColumnRequestType;
        return {
          ...colMetaFromReq,
-          uidt: colMetaFromReq?.uidt || c.uidt || getColumnUiType(base, c),
+          uidt:
+            (colMetaFromReq?.uidt as string) ||
+            c.uidt ||
+            getColumnUiType(base, c),
          ...c,
          dtxp: [UITypes.MultiSelect, UITypes.SingleSelect].includes(
            colMetaFromReq.uidt as any
@ -229,7 +234,7 @@ export async function tableCreate(req: Request<any, any, TableReqType>, res) {
          title: colMetaFromReq?.title || getColumnNameAlias(c.cn, base),
          column_name: c.cn,
          order: i + 1,
-        };
+        } as NormalColumnRequestType;
      }),
      order: +(tables?.pop()?.order ?? 0) + 1,
    })
@ -410,11 +415,13 @@ router.get(
 router.post(
  '/api/v1/db/meta/projects/:projectId/tables',
  metaApiMetrics,
+  getAjvValidatorMw('swagger.json#/components/schemas/TableReq'),
  ncMetaAclMw(tableCreate, 'tableCreate')
 );
 router.post(
  '/api/v1/db/meta/projects/:projectId/:baseId/tables',
  metaApiMetrics,
+  getAjvValidatorMw('swagger.json#/components/schemas/TableReq'),
  ncMetaAclMw(tableCreate, 'tableCreate')
 );
 router.get(
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/meta/api/userApi/userApis.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/meta/api/userApi/userApis.ts
@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import extractProjectIdAndAuthenticate from '../../helpers/extractProjectIdAndAu
 import ncMetaAclMw from '../../helpers/ncMetaAclMw';
 import { MetaTable } from '../../../utils/globals';
 import Noco from '../../../Noco';
+import { getAjvValidatorMw } from '../helpers';
 import { genJwt } from './helpers';
 import { randomTokenString } from '../../helpers/stringHelpers';

@ -523,15 +524,32 @@ async function renderPasswordReset(req, res): Promise<any> {

 const mapRoutes = (router) => {
  // todo: old api - /auth/signup?tool=1
-  router.post('/auth/user/signup', catchError(signup));
-  router.post('/auth/user/signin', catchError(signin));
+  router.post(
+    '/auth/user/signup',
+    getAjvValidatorMw('swagger.json#/components/schemas/SignUpReq'),
+    catchError(signup)
+  );
+  router.post(
+    '/auth/user/signin',
+    getAjvValidatorMw('swagger.json#/components/schemas/SignInReq'),
+    catchError(signin)
+  );
  router.get('/auth/user/me', extractProjectIdAndAuthenticate, catchError(me));
-  router.post('/auth/password/forgot', catchError(passwordForgot));
+  router.post(
+    '/auth/password/forgot',
+    getAjvValidatorMw('swagger.json#/components/schemas/ForgotPasswordReq'),
+    catchError(passwordForgot)
+  );
  router.post('/auth/token/validate/:tokenId', catchError(tokenValidate));
-  router.post('/auth/password/reset/:tokenId', catchError(passwordReset));
+  router.post(
+    '/auth/password/reset/:tokenId',
+    getAjvValidatorMw('swagger.json#/components/schemas/PasswordResetReq'),
+    catchError(passwordReset)
+  );
  router.post('/auth/email/validate/:tokenId', catchError(emailVerification));
  router.post(
    '/user/password/change',
+    getAjvValidatorMw('swagger.json#/components/schemas/PasswordChangeReq'),
    ncMetaAclMw(passwordChange, 'passwordChange')
  );
  router.post('/auth/token/refresh', catchError(refreshToken));
@ -549,20 +567,33 @@ const mapRoutes = (router) => {
  );

  // deprecated APIs
-  router.post('/api/v1/db/auth/user/signup', catchError(signup));
-  router.post('/api/v1/db/auth/user/signin', catchError(signin));
+  router.post(
+    '/api/v1/db/auth/user/signup',
+    getAjvValidatorMw('swagger.json#/components/schemas/SignUpReq'),
+    catchError(signup)
+  );
+  router.post(
+    '/api/v1/db/auth/user/signin',
+    getAjvValidatorMw('swagger.json#/components/schemas/SignInReq'),
+    catchError(signin)
+  );
  router.get(
    '/api/v1/db/auth/user/me',
    extractProjectIdAndAuthenticate,
    catchError(me)
  );
-  router.post('/api/v1/db/auth/password/forgot', catchError(passwordForgot));
+  router.post(
+    '/api/v1/db/auth/password/forgot',
+    getAjvValidatorMw('swagger.json#/components/schemas/ForgotPasswordReq'),
+    catchError(passwordForgot)
+  );
  router.post(
    '/api/v1/db/auth/token/validate/:tokenId',
    catchError(tokenValidate)
  );
  router.post(
    '/api/v1/db/auth/password/reset/:tokenId',
+    getAjvValidatorMw('swagger.json#/components/schemas/PasswordResetReq'),
    catchError(passwordReset)
  );
  router.post(
@ -571,6 +602,7 @@ const mapRoutes = (router) => {
  );
  router.post(
    '/api/v1/db/auth/password/change',
+    getAjvValidatorMw('swagger.json#/components/schemas/PasswordChangeReq'),
    ncMetaAclMw(passwordChange, 'passwordChange')
  );
  router.post('/api/v1/db/auth/token/refresh', catchError(refreshToken));
@ -580,14 +612,26 @@ const mapRoutes = (router) => {
  );

  // new API
-  router.post('/api/v1/auth/user/signup', catchError(signup));
-  router.post('/api/v1/auth/user/signin', catchError(signin));
+  router.post(
+    '/api/v1/auth/user/signup',
+    getAjvValidatorMw('swagger.json#/components/schemas/SignUpReq'),
+    catchError(signup)
+  );
+  router.post(
+    '/api/v1/auth/user/signin',
+    getAjvValidatorMw('swagger.json#/components/schemas/SignInReq'),
+    catchError(signin)
+  );
  router.get(
    '/api/v1/auth/user/me',
    extractProjectIdAndAuthenticate,
    catchError(me)
  );
-  router.post('/api/v1/auth/password/forgot', catchError(passwordForgot));
+  router.post(
+    '/api/v1/auth/password/forgot',
+    getAjvValidatorMw('swagger.json#/components/schemas/ForgotPasswordReq'),
+    catchError(passwordForgot)
+  );
  router.post(
    '/api/v1/auth/token/validate/:tokenId',
    catchError(tokenValidate)
@ -602,6 +646,7 @@ const mapRoutes = (router) => {
  );
  router.post(
    '/api/v1/auth/password/change',
+    getAjvValidatorMw('swagger.json#/components/schemas/PasswordChangeReq'),
    ncMetaAclMw(passwordChange, 'passwordChange')
  );
  router.post('/api/v1/auth/token/refresh', catchError(refreshToken));
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/meta/api/viewApis.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/meta/api/viewApis.ts
@ -89,7 +89,6 @@ async function showAllColumns(req: Request<any, any>, res) {
 }

 async function hideAllColumns(req: Request<any, any>, res) {
-
  res.json(
    await View.hideAllColumns(
      req.params.viewId,
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/meta/helpers/catchError.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/meta/helpers/catchError.ts
@ -1,3 +1,371 @@
+enum DBError {
+  TABLE_EXIST = 'TABLE_EXIST',
+  TABLE_NOT_EXIST = 'TABLE_NOT_EXIST',
+  COLUMN_EXIST = 'COLUMN_EXIST',
+  COLUMN_NOT_EXIST = 'COLUMN_NOT_EXIST',
+  CONSTRAINT_EXIST = 'CONSTRAINT_EXIST',
+  CONSTRAINT_NOT_EXIST = 'CONSTRAINT_NOT_EXIST',
+}
+
+// extract db errors using database error code
+function extractDBError(error): {
+  type: DBError;
+  message: string;
+  info: any;
+  extra?: Record<string, any>;
+} | void {
+  if (!error.code) return;
+
+  let message: string;
+  let extra: Record<string, any>;
+  let type: DBError;
+
+  switch (error.code) {
+    // sqlite errors
+    case 'SQLITE_BUSY':
+      message = 'The database is locked by another process or transaction.';
+      break;
+    case 'SQLITE_CONSTRAINT':
+      {
+        const constraint = /FOREIGN KEY|UNIQUE/.test(error.message)
+          ? error.message.match(/FOREIGN KEY|UNIQUE/gi)?.join(' ')
+          : 'constraint';
+        message = `A ${constraint} constraint was violated: ${error.message}`;
+        extra = {
+          constraint,
+        };
+      }
+      break;
+    case 'SQLITE_CORRUPT':
+      message = 'The database file is corrupt.';
+      break;
+    case 'SQLITE_ERROR':
+      message = 'A SQL error occurred.';
+
+      if (error.message) {
+        const noSuchTableMatch = error.message.match(/no such table: (\w+)/);
+        const tableAlreadyExistsMatch = error.message.match(
+          /SQLITE_ERROR: table `?(\w+)`? already exists/
+        );
+
+        const duplicateColumnExistsMatch = error.message.match(
+          /SQLITE_ERROR: duplicate column name: (\w+)/
+        );
+        const unrecognizedTokenMatch = error.message.match(
+          /SQLITE_ERROR: unrecognized token: "(\w+)"/
+        );
+        const columnDoesNotExistMatch = error.message.match(
+          /SQLITE_ERROR: no such column: (\w+)/
+        );
+        const constraintFailedMatch = error.message.match(
+          /SQLITE_ERROR: constraint failed: (\w+)/
+        );
+
+        if (noSuchTableMatch && noSuchTableMatch[1]) {
+          message = `The table '${noSuchTableMatch[1]}' does not exist.`;
+          type = DBError.TABLE_NOT_EXIST;
+          extra = {
+            table: noSuchTableMatch[1],
+          };
+        } else if (tableAlreadyExistsMatch && tableAlreadyExistsMatch[1]) {
+          message = `The table '${tableAlreadyExistsMatch[1]}' already exists.`;
+          type = DBError.TABLE_EXIST;
+          extra = {
+            table: tableAlreadyExistsMatch[1],
+          };
+        } else if (unrecognizedTokenMatch && unrecognizedTokenMatch[1]) {
+          message = `Unrecognized token: ${unrecognizedTokenMatch[1]}`;
+          extra = {
+            token: unrecognizedTokenMatch[1],
+          };
+        } else if (columnDoesNotExistMatch && columnDoesNotExistMatch[1]) {
+          message = `The column ${columnDoesNotExistMatch[1]} does not exist.`;
+          type = DBError.COLUMN_NOT_EXIST;
+          extra = {
+            column: columnDoesNotExistMatch[1],
+          };
+        } else if (constraintFailedMatch && constraintFailedMatch[1]) {
+          message = `A constraint failed: ${constraintFailedMatch[1]}`;
+        } else if (
+          duplicateColumnExistsMatch &&
+          duplicateColumnExistsMatch[1]
+        ) {
+          message = `The column '${duplicateColumnExistsMatch[1]}' already exists.`;
+          type = DBError.COLUMN_EXIST;
+          extra = {
+            column: duplicateColumnExistsMatch[1],
+          };
+        } else {
+          const match = error.message.match(/SQLITE_ERROR:\s*(\w+)/);
+          if (match && match[1]) {
+            message = match[1];
+          }
+        }
+      }
+      break;
+    case 'SQLITE_RANGE':
+      message = 'A column index is out of range.';
+      break;
+    case 'SQLITE_SCHEMA':
+      message = 'The database schema has changed.';
+      break;
+
+    // mysql errors
+    case 'ER_TABLE_EXISTS_ERROR':
+      message = 'The table already exists.';
+
+      if (error.message) {
+        const extractTableNameMatch = error.message.match(
+          / Table '?(\w+)'? already exists/i
+        );
+        if (extractTableNameMatch && extractTableNameMatch[1]) {
+          message = `The table '${extractTableNameMatch[1]}' already exists.`;
+          type = DBError.TABLE_EXIST;
+          extra = {
+            table: extractTableNameMatch[1],
+          };
+        }
+      }
+      break;
+    case 'ER_DUP_FIELDNAME':
+      message = 'The column already exists.';
+
+      if (error.message) {
+        const extractColumnNameMatch = error.message.match(
+          / Duplicate column name '(\w+)'/i
+        );
+        if (extractColumnNameMatch && extractColumnNameMatch[1]) {
+          message = `The column '${extractColumnNameMatch[1]}' already exists.`;
+          type = DBError.COLUMN_EXIST;
+          extra = {
+            column: extractColumnNameMatch[1],
+          };
+        }
+      }
+
+      break;
+    case 'ER_NO_SUCH_TABLE':
+      message = 'The table does not exist.';
+
+      if (error.message) {
+        const missingTableMatch = error.message.match(
+          / Table '(?:\w+\.)?(\w+)' doesn't exist/i
+        );
+        if (missingTableMatch && missingTableMatch[1]) {
+          message = `The table '${missingTableMatch[1]}' does not exist`;
+          type = DBError.TABLE_NOT_EXIST;
+          extra = {
+            table: missingTableMatch[1],
+          };
+        }
+      }
+
+      break;
+    case 'ER_DUP_ENTRY':
+      message = 'This record already exists.';
+      break;
+    case 'ER_PARSE_ERROR':
+      message = 'There was a syntax error in your SQL query.';
+      break;
+    case 'ER_NO_DEFAULT_FOR_FIELD':
+      message = 'A value is required for this field.';
+      break;
+    case 'ER_BAD_NULL_ERROR':
+      message = 'A null value is not allowed for this field.';
+      break;
+    case 'ER_DATA_TOO_LONG':
+      message = 'The data entered is too long for this field.';
+      break;
+    case 'ER_BAD_FIELD_ERROR':
+      {
+        message = 'The field you are trying to access does not exist.';
+        const extractColNameMatch = error.message.match(
+          / Unknown column '(\w+)' in 'field list'/i
+        );
+        if (extractColNameMatch && extractColNameMatch[1]) {
+          message = `The column '${extractColNameMatch[1]}' does not exist.`;
+          type = DBError.COLUMN_NOT_EXIST;
+          extra = {
+            column: extractColNameMatch[1],
+          };
+        }
+      }
+      break;
+    case 'ER_ACCESS_DENIED_ERROR':
+      message = 'You do not have permission to perform this action.';
+      break;
+    case 'ER_LOCK_WAIT_TIMEOUT':
+      message = 'A timeout occurred while waiting for a table lock.';
+      break;
+    case 'ER_NO_REFERENCED_ROW':
+      message = 'The referenced row does not exist.';
+      break;
+    case 'ER_ROW_IS_REFERENCED':
+      message = 'This record is being referenced by other records.';
+      break;
+
+    // postgres errors
+    case '23505':
+      message = 'This record already exists.';
+      break;
+    case '42601':
+      message = 'There was a syntax error in your SQL query.';
+      break;
+    case '23502':
+      message = 'A value is required for this field.';
+      break;
+    case '23503':
+      message = 'The referenced row does not exist.';
+      break;
+    case '23514':
+      message = 'A null value is not allowed for this field.';
+      break;
+    case '22001':
+      message = 'The data entered is too long for this field.';
+      break;
+    case '28000':
+      message = 'You do not have permission to perform this action.';
+      break;
+    case '40P01':
+      message = 'A timeout occurred while waiting for a table lock.';
+      break;
+    case '23506':
+      message = 'This record is being referenced by other records.';
+      break;
+    case '42P07':
+      message = 'The table already exists.';
+      if (error.message) {
+        const extractTableNameMatch = error.message.match(
+          / relation "?(\w+)"? already exists/i
+        );
+        if (extractTableNameMatch && extractTableNameMatch[1]) {
+          message = `The table '${extractTableNameMatch[1]}' already exists.`;
+          type = DBError.TABLE_EXIST;
+          extra = {
+            table: extractTableNameMatch[1],
+          };
+        }
+      }
+      break;
+    case '42701':
+      message = 'The column already exists.';
+      if (error.message) {
+        const extractTableNameMatch = error.message.match(
+          / column "(\w+)" of relation "(\w+)" already exists/i
+        );
+        if (extractTableNameMatch && extractTableNameMatch[1]) {
+          message = `The column '${extractTableNameMatch[1]}' already exists.`;
+          type = DBError.COLUMN_EXIST;
+          extra = {
+            column: extractTableNameMatch[1],
+          };
+        }
+      }
+      break;
+    case '42P01':
+      message = 'The table does not exist.';
+      if (error.message) {
+        const extractTableNameMatch = error.message.match(
+          / relation "(\w+)" does not exist/i
+        );
+        if (extractTableNameMatch && extractTableNameMatch[1]) {
+          message = `The table '${extractTableNameMatch[1]}' does not exist.`;
+          type = DBError.TABLE_NOT_EXIST;
+          extra = {
+            table: extractTableNameMatch[1],
+          };
+        }
+      }
+      break;
+    case '42703':
+      message = 'The column does not exist.';
+      if (error.message) {
+        const extractTableNameMatch = error.message.match(
+          / column "(\w+)" does not exist/i
+        );
+        if (extractTableNameMatch && extractTableNameMatch[1]) {
+          message = `The column '${extractTableNameMatch[1]}' does not exist.`;
+          type = DBError.COLUMN_NOT_EXIST;
+          extra = {
+            column: extractTableNameMatch[1],
+          };
+        }
+      }
+      break;
+    // mssql errors
+    case 'EREQUEST':
+      message = 'There was a syntax error in your SQL query.';
+      if (error.message) {
+        const extractTableNameMatch = error.message.match(
+          / There is already an object named '(\w+)' in the database/i
+        );
+        const extractDupColMatch = error.message.match(
+          / Column name '(\w+)' in table '(\w+)' is specified more than once/i
+        );
+        const extractMissingTableMatch = error.message.match(
+          / Invalid object name '(\w+)'./i
+        );
+        const extractMissingColMatch = error.message.match(
+          / Invalid column name '(\w+)'./i
+        );
+
+        if (extractTableNameMatch && extractTableNameMatch[1]) {
+          message = `The table '${extractTableNameMatch[1]}' already exists.`;
+          type = DBError.TABLE_EXIST;
+          extra = {
+            table: extractTableNameMatch[1],
+          };
+        } else if (extractDupColMatch && extractDupColMatch[1]) {
+          message = `The column '${extractDupColMatch[1]}' already exists.`;
+          type = DBError.COLUMN_EXIST;
+          extra = {
+            column: extractDupColMatch[1],
+          };
+        } else if (extractMissingTableMatch && extractMissingTableMatch[1]) {
+          message = `The table '${extractMissingTableMatch[1]}' does not exist`;
+          type = DBError.TABLE_NOT_EXIST;
+          extra = {
+            table: extractMissingTableMatch[1],
+          };
+        } else if (extractMissingColMatch && extractMissingColMatch[1]) {
+          message = `The column '${extractMissingColMatch[1]}' does not exist`;
+          type = DBError.COLUMN_NOT_EXIST;
+          extra = {
+            column: extractMissingColMatch[1],
+          };
+        }
+      }
+      break;
+    case 'ELOGIN':
+      message = 'You do not have permission to perform this action.';
+      break;
+    case 'ETIMEOUT':
+      message = 'A timeout occurred while waiting for a table lock.';
+      break;
+    case 'ECONNRESET':
+      message = 'The connection was reset.';
+      break;
+    case 'ECONNREFUSED':
+      message = 'The connection was refused.';
+      break;
+    case 'EHOSTUNREACH':
+      message = 'The host is unreachable.';
+      break;
+    case 'EHOSTDOWN':
+      message = 'The host is down.';
+      break;
+  }
+
+  if (message) {
+    return {
+      message,
+      type,
+      extra,
+      info: { message: error.message, code: error.code },
+    };
+  }
+}
+
 export default function (
  requestHandler: (req: any, res: any, next?: any) => any
 ) {
@ -8,6 +376,12 @@ export default function (
      // todo: error log
      console.log(requestHandler.name ? `${requestHandler.name} ::` : '', e);

+      const dbError = extractDBError(e);
+
+      if (dbError) {
+        return res.status(400).json(dbError);
+      }
+
      if (e instanceof BadRequest) {
        return res.status(400).json({ msg: e.message });
      } else if (e instanceof Unauthorized) {
@ -27,28 +401,38 @@ export default function (
 }

 class BadRequest extends Error {}
+
 class Unauthorized extends Error {}
+
 class Forbidden extends Error {}
+
 class NotFound extends Error {}
+
 class InternalServerError extends Error {}
+
 class NotImplemented extends Error {}

 export class NcError {
  static notFound(message = 'Not found') {
    throw new NotFound(message);
  }
+
  static badRequest(message) {
    throw new BadRequest(message);
  }
+
  static unauthorized(message) {
    throw new Unauthorized(message);
  }
+
  static forbidden(message) {
    throw new Forbidden(message);
  }
+
  static internalServerError(message = 'Internal server error') {
    throw new InternalServerError(message);
  }
+
  static notImplemented(message = 'Not implemented') {
    throw new NotImplemented(message);
  }
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/models/Base.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/models/Base.ts
@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import {
  MetaTable,
 } from '../utils/globals';
 import Model from './Model';
-import { BaseType, UITypes } from 'nocodb-sdk';
+import { BaseType, BoolType, UITypes } from 'nocodb-sdk';
 import NocoCache from '../cache/NocoCache';
 import CryptoJS from 'crypto-js';
 import { extractProps } from '../meta/helpers/extractProps';
@ -20,14 +20,14 @@ export default class Base implements BaseType {
  project_id?: string;
  alias?: string;
  type?: string;
-  is_meta?: boolean;
+  is_meta?: BoolType;
  config?: any;
  created_at?: any;
  updated_at?: any;
  inflection_column?: string;
  inflection_table?: string;
  order?: number;
-  enabled?: boolean;
+  enabled?: BoolType;

  constructor(base: Partial<Base>) {
    Object.assign(this, base);
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/models/Filter.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/models/Filter.ts
@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import {
  MetaTable,
 } from '../utils/globals';
 import View from './View';
-import { FilterType, UITypes } from 'nocodb-sdk';
+import { BoolType, FilterType, UITypes } from 'nocodb-sdk';
 import NocoCache from '../cache/NocoCache';
 import { NcError } from '../meta/helpers/catchError';
 import { extractProps } from '../meta/helpers/extractProps';
@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ export default class Filter {
  value?: string;

  logical_op?: string;
-  is_group?: boolean;
+  is_group?: BoolType;
  children?: Filter[];
  project_id?: string;
  base_id?: string;
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/models/LinkToAnotherRecordColumn.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/models/LinkToAnotherRecordColumn.ts
@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { BoolType } from 'nocodb-sdk';
 import Noco from '../Noco';
 import Column from './Column';
 import Model from './Model';
@ -19,7 +20,7 @@ export default class LinkToAnotherRecordColumn {
  fk_index_name?: string;

  type: 'hm' | 'bt' | 'mm';
-  virtual = false;
+  virtual: BoolType = false;

  mmModel?: Model;
  relatedTable?: Model;
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/models/MapView.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/models/MapView.ts
@ -93,7 +93,6 @@ export default class MapView implements MapType {
      await View.updateColumn(body.fk_view_id, mapViewMappedByColumn.id, {
        show: true,
      });
-
    }

    // update meta
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/models/Model.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/models/Model.ts
@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { BaseModelSqlv2 } from '../db/sql-data-mapper/lib/sql/BaseModelSqlv2';
 import {
  isVirtualCol,
  ModelTypes,
+  BoolType,
  TableReqType,
  TableType,
  UITypes,
@ -25,17 +26,17 @@ import { sanitize } from '../db/sql-data-mapper/lib/sql/helpers/sanitize';
 import { extractProps } from '../meta/helpers/extractProps';

 export default class Model implements TableType {
-  copy_enabled: boolean;
+  copy_enabled: BoolType;
  created_at: Date | number | string;
  base_id: 'db' | string;
-  deleted: boolean;
-  enabled: boolean;
-  export_enabled: boolean;
+  deleted: BoolType;
+  enabled: BoolType;
+  export_enabled: BoolType;
  id: string;
  order: number;
  parent_id: string;
  password: string;
-  pin: boolean;
+  pin: BoolType;
  project_id: string;
  schema: any;
  show_all_fields: boolean;
@ -46,7 +47,7 @@ export default class Model implements TableType {
  table_name: string;
  title: string;

-  mm: boolean;
+  mm: BoolType;

  uuid: string;

@ -98,7 +99,7 @@ export default class Model implements TableType {
    projectId,
    baseId,
    model: Partial<TableReqType> & {
-      mm?: boolean;
+      mm?: BoolType;
      created_at?: any;
      updated_at?: any;
    },
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/models/Project.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/models/Project.ts
@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import Base from './/Base';
 import Noco from '../Noco';
-import { ProjectType } from 'nocodb-sdk';
+import { BoolType, MetaType, ProjectType } from 'nocodb-sdk';
 import {
  CacheDelDirection,
  CacheGetType,
@ -16,9 +16,9 @@ export default class Project implements ProjectType {
  public prefix: string;
  public status: string;
  public description: string;
-  public meta: string;
+  public meta: MetaType;
  public color: string;
-  public deleted: string;
+  public deleted: BoolType;
  public order: number;
  public is_meta = false;
  public bases?: Base[];
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/utils/globals.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/utils/globals.ts
@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ export enum MetaTable {
  MAP_VIEW = 'nc_map_view_v2',
  MAP_VIEW_COLUMNS = 'nc_map_view_columns_v2',
  STORE = 'nc_store',
-
 }

 export const orderedMetaTables = [
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/schema/swagger.json
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/schema/swagger.json