---
title: Entries
description: Creates an entries validation action.
source: /actions/entries/entries.ts
contributors:
  - fabian-hiller
---

import { ApiList, Property } from '~/components';
import { properties } from './properties';

# entries

Creates an entries validation action.

```ts
const Action = v.entries<TInput, TRequirement, TMessage>(requirement, message);
```

## Generics

- `TInput` <Property {...properties.TInput} />
- `TRequirement` <Property {...properties.TRequirement} />
- `TMessage` <Property {...properties.TMessage} />

## Parameters

- `requirement` <Property {...properties.requirement} />
- `message` <Property {...properties.message} />

### Explanation

With `entries` you can validate the number of entries of an object. If the input does not match the `requirement`, you can use `message` to customize the error message.

## Returns

- `Action` <Property {...properties.Action} />

## Examples

The following examples show how `entries` can be used.

### Exact object entries

Schema to validate an object that does have 5 entries.

```ts
const EntriesSchema = v.pipe(
  v.record(v.string(), v.number()),
  v.entries(5, 'Object must have 5 entries')
);
```

## Related

The following APIs can be combined with `entries`.

### Schemas

<ApiList
  items={[
    'looseObject',
    'object',
    'objectWithRest',
    'record',
    'strictObject',
    'variant',
  ]}
/>

### Methods

<ApiList items={['pipe']} />

### Utils

<ApiList items={['isOfKind', 'isOfType']} />
