diff --git a/cps-rest/docs/openapi/components.yml b/cps-rest/docs/openapi/components.yml
index 25ef6a4..40f0e17 100644
--- a/cps-rest/docs/openapi/components.yml
+++ b/cps-rest/docs/openapi/components.yml
@@ -320,6 +320,15 @@
       schema:
         type: integer
         example: 10
+    dryRunInQuery:
+      name: dry-run
+      in: query
+      description: Boolean flag to validate data, without persisting it. Default value is set to false.
+      required: false
+      schema:
+        type: boolean
+        default: false
+        example: false
 
   responses:
     NotFound:
diff --git a/cps-rest/docs/openapi/cpsData.yml b/cps-rest/docs/openapi/cpsData.yml
index 4418a3b..daf59bb 100644
--- a/cps-rest/docs/openapi/cpsData.yml
+++ b/cps-rest/docs/openapi/cpsData.yml
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@
       - $ref: 'components.yml#/components/parameters/dataspaceNameInPath'
       - $ref: 'components.yml#/components/parameters/anchorNameInPath'
       - $ref: 'components.yml#/components/parameters/xpathInQuery'
+      - $ref: 'components.yml#/components/parameters/dryRunInQuery'
       - $ref: 'components.yml#/components/parameters/observedTimestampInQuery'
       - $ref: 'components.yml#/components/parameters/contentTypeInHeader'
     requestBody: