diff --git a/src/api/index.js b/src/api/index.js
index f85bb9c..ff6a422 100755
--- a/src/api/index.js
+++ b/src/api/index.js
@@ -58,6 +58,17 @@ export default ({ config, controller }) => {
       )
   })
 
+  // api.get('/:sheet/:tab/:resource/validate', (req, res) => {
+  //   const { sheet, tab, resource } = req.params
+  //   controller
+  //     .retrieve(sheet, tab, resource)
+  //     .then(data => res.json(data))
+  //     .catch(err =>
+  //       res.status(err.status || 404)
+  //         .send({ error: err.message })
+  //     )
+  // })
+
   // ERROR routes. Note that it is important that these come AFTER routes
   // like /update, so that the regex does not greedily match these routes.
 
diff --git a/src/blueprinters/deeprows.js b/src/blueprinters/deeprows.js
index 1e41db1..d9c2d27 100644
--- a/src/blueprinters/deeprows.js
+++ b/src/blueprinters/deeprows.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { fmtObj } from '../lib/util'
+import { getColumnValidation } from '../lib/validation'
 
 /**
  * Each resource item is an object with values labelled according
@@ -35,7 +36,6 @@ export default (data) => {
       }
     }
   })
-
   // generate the value for deep labels using the structure created
   data.forEach((row, idx) => {
     if (idx === 0) return
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ export default (data) => {
 
     // move values for flat labels over from base
     structure.__flat.forEach(label => {
+      const validatedLabel = getColumnValidation(label, baseRow[label])
+      console.log(validatedLabel)
       deepRow[label] = baseRow[label]
     })
     if (!Object.keys(deepRow).every(k => deepRow[k] === '')) {
diff --git a/src/lib/validation.js b/src/lib/validation.js
index 307537c..5d120fa 100644
--- a/src/lib/validation.js
+++ b/src/lib/validation.js
@@ -1,35 +1,20 @@
 import moment from 'moment';
 
 const DATE_FORMAT = "MM/DD/YYYY";
-const TIME_REGEX = "^([01]\d|2[0-3]):?([0-5]\d)$"
-
-export const validateLongitude = value => {
-  return isFinite(value) && Math.abs(value) <= 180;
-}
-
-export const validateLatitude = value => {
-  return isFinite(lat) && Math.abs(lat) <= 90;
-} 
-
-export const validateDate = date => {
-  return moment(date, DATE_FORMAT, true).isValid();
-}
-
-export const validateTime = time => {
-  return TIME_REGEX.test(time);
-}
+const TIME_REGEX = new RegExp("^([01]\d|2[0-3]):?([0-5]\d)$")
 
 
-export const getColumnValidator = colName => {
+export const getColumnValidation = (colName, value) => {
   switch(colName) {
-    case 'longitue':
-      return validateLongitude;
+    case 'longitude':
+      return isFinite(value) && Math.abs(value) <= 180;
     case 'latitude':
-      return validateLatitude;
+      return isFinite(value) && Math.abs(value) <= 90;
     case 'date':
-      return validateDate;
+      return moment(value, DATE_FORMAT, true).isValid();
     case 'time':
-      return validateTime;
-    default: () => return true;
+      return TIME_REGEX.test(value);
+    default:
+      return true
   }
 }
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