Validation rules for brand metadata including matching, count limits, ownership types, and partner brand IDs

Brand

BrandIsMatched

Preconditions
partnersBrandId and partnersBrandVersion excluded from match process

Definition	Severity	API	Sample	Mode
Validate that a new brand does not exactly match any existing brand

Configuration

Feature	Property	Additional Match Constraints
countryCodes	N/A	Matches at least one comma-separated value
displayNames	name	primary = true

Example Validation Report

{
  "code": "VALIDATION__BrandIsMatched",
  "severity": "VIOLATION",
  "message": "Primary Display Name and country matches another brand",
  "details": {
    "createdDate": "2026-11-10T11:36:02.00Z",
    "compared": [
      {
        "field": "id",
        "value": "9467895078742654921"
      },
      {
        "field": "id",
        "value": "1514799944190787298"
      }
    ],
    "expected": [],
    "submitted": []
  }
}

CountOfBrandsMustNotExceedMaximum

Definition	Severity	API	Sample	Mode
Validate that the count of brands does not exceed threshold for the organization type

Organization Type	Maximum
Agency (Undelegated third-party partner)	10,000
Owner (Organization brand and location owner)	1,000

Brand Details

BrandDetailsMustBePresent

Definition	Severity	API	Sample	Mode
Validate that brandDetails is present

Ownership Type

OwnershipTypeMustBePresent

Preconditions
Organization is location owner

Definition	Severity	API	Sample	Mode
Validate that ownershipType is not an empty string

OwnershipTypeMustBeValid

Definition	Severity	API	Sample	Mode
Validate that ownershipType is valid			Link

OwnershipTypeMustNotBeEmpty

Definition	Severity	API	Sample	Mode
Validate that ownershipType is not an empty string

Partners Brand ID

PartnersBrandIdAlreadyExists

Definition	Severity	API	Sample	Mode
Validate that partnersBrandId is not associated with another brand

PartnersBrandIdMustNotBeEmpty

Definition	Severity	API	Sample	Mode
Validate that partnersBrandId is not an empty string