Validate empty or null inputs on web api 2

Question

we can validate mandatory fields by using Required attribute but what about model what if we pass empty post body ? i have check the controller i am getting null object and ModelState.IsValid is true on action executing even though there are required fields in model. is there any way to validate null/empty body ?

Answer 1

You can as well check explicitly

if (inputModel == null) {
return BadRequest();
}