Location service hours validation rules for categories, days, times, and scheduling requirements

Change Detection

SuspiciousRemovalOfServiceHours

Definition	Severity	API	Sample	Mode
Validate that serviceHours is present when previously submitted

TopLevelServiceHourCategoryChanged

Definition	Severity	API	Sample	Mode
Validate that the top level category in the latest submittal matches the top level category in the previous submittal			Link

TopLevelServiceHourCategoryUnmatched

Definition	Severity	API	Sample	Mode
Validate that a top level category in the previous submittal is matched in the latest submittal

Day

ServiceHoursHoursByDayDayMustNotBeEmpty

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

ServiceHoursHoursByDayDayMustBeValid

Definition	Severity	API	Sample	Mode
Validate that day value is valid			Link

ServiceHoursHoursByDayDayMustBeDistinct

Definition	Severity	API	Sample	Mode
Validate that each day is distinct			Link

ServiceHoursHoursByDayDayMustBePresent

Preconditions
serviceHours is present

Definition	Severity	API	Sample	Mode
Validate that day is present			Link

Hours by Day

ServiceHoursHourByDayListMustNotIncludeNulls

Definition	Severity	API	Sample	Mode
Validate that a list does not include null

ServiceHoursHoursByDayMustBePresent

Preconditions
serviceHours is present

Definition	Severity	API	Sample	Mode
Validate that hoursByDay is present			Link

Service Hours

ServiceHoursListMustNotIncludeNulls

Definition	Severity	API	Sample	Mode
Validate that a list does not include null

ServiceHoursMustNotBeEmptyArray

Definition	Severity	API	Sample	Mode
Validate that serviceHours is not an empty array

Example Validation Report

{
  "code": "VALIDATION__ServiceHoursMustNotBeEmptyArray",
  "message": "'{{field}}' must be omitted or contain at least one element; empty arrays are not allowed.",
  "severity": "VIOLATION",
  "context": {
    "field": "serviceHours"
  },
  "details": {
    "compared": [],
    "expected": [],
    "submitted": [
      {
        "field": "$.locationDetails.serviceHours",
        "value": "[]"
      }
    ],
    "createdDate": "2026-03-03T13:58:43.946Z"
  }
}

ServiceHoursUpdatedWhenLocationStatusIsTempClosed

Preconditions
locationStatus.status is TEMPORARY_CLOSED

Definition	Severity	API	Sample	Mode
Validate that serviceHours match serviceHours in the previous location (etag) version

Example Validation Report

{
  "code": "VALIDATION__ServiceHoursUpdatedWhenLocationStatusIsTempClosed",
  "severity": "WARNING",
  "message": "Service hours updated for location that is `TEMPORARY_CLOSED`"
}

Category

ServiceHoursCategoryShouldBePrecise

Definition	Severity	API	Sample	Mode
Validate that category value is not a top-level category

ServiceHoursCategoryMustBePresent

Preconditions
serviceHours is present

Definition	Severity	API	Sample	Mode
Validate that category is present			Link

ServiceHoursCategoryMustNotBeDeprecated

Definition	Severity	API	Sample	Mode
Validate that category value is not deprecated

ServiceHoursCategoryMustNotBeEmpty

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

ServiceHoursCategoryMustBeValid

Definition	Severity	API	Sample	Mode
Validate that category value is valid			Link

ServiceHoursCategoryMustBeDistinct

Definition	Severity	API	Sample	Mode
Validate that each listed category is distinct

Times

ServiceHoursHourByDayTimesListMustNotIncludeNulls

Definition	Severity	API	Sample	Mode
Validate that a list does not include null

ServiceHoursDaysTimesMustNotMatch

Definition	Severity	API	Sample	Mode
Validate that listed times do not match			Link

ServiceHoursDaysTimesMustNotOverlap

Definition	Severity	API	Sample	Mode
Validate that listed times during a day do not overlap			Link

ServiceHoursHoursByDayEndTimeMustBePresent

Preconditions
times is present

Definition	Severity	API	Sample	Mode
Validate that endTime is present			Link

ServiceHoursHoursByDayEndTimeMustNotBeEmpty

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

ServiceHoursHoursByDayEndTimeMustHaveValidFormat

Definition	Severity	API	Sample	Mode
Validate that endTime formatting is valid			Link

ServiceHoursHoursByDayStartTimeMustBePresent

Preconditions
times is present

Definition	Severity	API	Sample	Mode
Validate that startTime is present			Link

ServiceHoursHoursByDayStartTimeMustNotBeEmpty

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

ServiceHoursHoursByDayStartTimeMustHaveValidFormat

Definition	Severity	API	Sample	Mode
Validate that startTime formatting is valid			Link

ServiceHoursNestedTimesMustNotBeEmptyArray

Definition	Severity	API	Sample	Mode
Validate that serviceHours[].hoursByDay[].times is not an empty array

Example Validation Report

{
  "code": "VALIDATION__ServiceHoursNestedTimesMustNotBeEmptyArray",
  "message": "'{{field}}' must be omitted or contain at least one element; empty arrays are not allowed.",
  "severity": "VIOLATION",
  "context": {
    "field": "times"
  },
  "details": {
    "compared": [],
    "expected": [],
    "submitted": [
      {
        "field": "$.locationDetails.serviceHours[0].hoursByDay[0].times",
        "value": "[]"
      }
    ],
    "createdDate": "2026-03-03T13:58:43.946Z"
  }
}

ServiceHoursStartTimeMustNotMatchEndTime

Definition	Severity	API	Sample	Mode
Validate that startTime does not match endTime			Link

ServiceHoursTimesMustBePresent

Preconditions
serviceHours is present

Definition	Severity	API	Sample	Mode
Validate that times is present