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How To Add Custom ModelValidatorProviders To Web API Project?

I'm moving some MVC code to Web API and I need to update my custom ModelValidatorProviders. It seems as though my validators can stay much the same only they should inherit the System.Web.Http.Validation namespace.

What I can't figure out is how to add the provider to Web API. When using MVC I can just add the following to my global.asax:

ModelValidatorProviders.Providers.Add(new CustomModelValidatorProvider());

How do I use the custom provider with Web API?

Solution

  • This page Configuring ASP.NET Web API helped me answer my own question. Specifically this is what I ended up doing:

    GlobalConfiguration.Configuration.Services.Add(typeof(ModelValidatorProvider), new CustomModelValidatorProvider());