How do I pass optional (nullable) [FromBody] parameter in ASP.NET Core (5.0)? If I don't send body in my request I get 415 Unsupported Media Type error. Can this be configured and if so, how to do it on a controller or action, rather than an app level? I presume it has to do something with model validation, but not sure. Thanks.
[HttpGet("[action]")]
public async Task<IActionResult> GetElementsAsync([FromBody] IEnumerable<int> elements = default)
{
var result = await dataService.GetData(elements);
return Ok(result);
}
EDIT: To clarify:
This is typical scenario and it works normally:

But passing empty body is returning 415 right away without even reaching action:

You can find a solution here:
https://github.com/pranavkm/OptionalBodyBinding
From this issue on github:
https://github.com/dotnet/aspnetcore/issues/6878
And from .net Core 5 you can use this one:
public async Task<IActionResult> GetElementsAsync([FromBody(EmptyBodyBehavior = EmptyBodyBehavior.Allow)] IEnumerable<int> elements = default)
...
Also needed (from Pawel experience):
services.AddControllers(options =>{options.AllowEmptyInputInBodyModelBinding = true;})
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