# \#api-designer-validat

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## [Schema Validation not working when Path Templating and Fixed Paths in same path position](https://community.postman.com/t/schema-validation-not-working-when-path-templating-and-fixed-paths-in-same-path-position/38267)

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**Author:** [@darren.capner](https://community.postman.com/u/darren.capner)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 17, 2022, 6:01pm UTC](https://community.postman.com/t/schema-validation-not-working-when-path-templating-and-fixed-paths-in-same-path-position/38267 "2022-08-17T18:01:42Z")

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My question: I’ve created a new API definition in API Designer with two paths ‘/{userid}’ and ‘/search’. Both take the same path position where one is a variable and the other is a fixed value. The spec I’m using is th…