diff --git a/cmd/validate.go b/cmd/validate.go
index adbe787..c5da2d3 100644
--- a/cmd/validate.go
+++ b/cmd/validate.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/fatih/color"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
+	"github.com/api7/adc/internal/pkg/validator"
 	"github.com/api7/adc/pkg/api/apisix/types"
 	"github.com/api7/adc/pkg/common"
 )
@@ -50,5 +51,11 @@ func newValidateCmd() *cobra.Command {
 
 // validateContent validates the content of the configuration file
 func validateContent(c *types.Configuration) error {
+	v, err := validator.NewValidator(c)
+	if err != nil {
+		color.Red("Failed to create validator: %v", err)
+		return err
+	}
+	v.Validate()
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/internal/pkg/validator/validator.go b/internal/pkg/validator/validator.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..38fd038
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/pkg/validator/validator.go
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+package validator
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"net/http"
+	"reflect"
+
+	"github.com/api7/adc/pkg/api/apisix/types"
+	"github.com/api7/adc/pkg/data"
+)
+
+type Validator struct {
+	localConfig *types.Configuration
+
+	evenChan *data.Event
+}
+
+func NewValidator(local *types.Configuration) (*Validator, error) {
+	return &Validator{
+		localConfig: local,
+	}, nil
+}
+
+type ErrorsWrapper struct {
+	Errors []error
+}
+
+func (v ErrorsWrapper) Error() string {
+	var errStr string
+	for _, e := range v.Errors {
+		errStr += e.Error()
+		if !errors.Is(e, v.Errors[len(v.Errors)-1]) {
+			errStr += "\n"
+		}
+	}
+	return errStr
+}
+
+func getResourceNameOrID(resource interface{}) string {
+	value := reflect.ValueOf(resource)
+	value = reflect.Indirect(value)
+	nameOrID := value.FieldByName("Name")
+	if !nameOrID.IsValid() {
+		nameOrID = value.FieldByName("ID")
+	}
+	return nameOrID.String()
+}
+
+type RespData struct {
+	ErrMsg string `json: "error_msg"`
+}
+
+func (v *Validator) validateResource(resourceType string, resource interface{}) error {
+	nameOrID := getResourceNameOrID(resource)
+	errWrap := "validate resource '%s (%s)': %s"
+	endpoint := fmt.Sprintf("/apisix/admin/schema/validate/%s", resourceType)
+	httpClient := &http.Client{}
+	jsonData, err := json.Marshal(resource)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf(errWrap, resourceType, nameOrID, err)
+	}
+
+	req, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, endpoint, bytes.NewBuffer(jsonData))
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf(errWrap, resourceType, nameOrID, err)
+	}
+	resp, err := httpClient.Do(req)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf(errWrap, resourceType, nameOrID, err)
+	}
+	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
+		respData := &RespData{}
+		body, err := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf(errWrap, resourceType, nameOrID, err)
+		}
+		err = json.Unmarshal(body, respData)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf(errWrap, resourceType, nameOrID, err)
+		}
+		if resp != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf(errWrap, resourceType, nameOrID, respData.ErrMsg)
+		}
+		return fmt.Errorf(errWrap, resourceType, nameOrID, "invalid")
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (v *Validator) Validate() []error {
+	allErr := []error{}
+
+	for _, service := range v.localConfig.Services {
+		service := service
+		err := v.validateResource("service", service)
+		if err != nil {
+			allErr = append(allErr, err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return allErr
+}