Dependency-Injected Validation in Web API

Question

In MVC, I can create a Model Validator which can take Dependencies. I normally use FluentValidation for this. This allows me to, for example, check on account registration tha

Answer 1

FluentValidation has had support for WebApi for quite sometime (not sure if your question dates before that): https://fluentvalidation.codeplex.com/discussions/533373

Quoting from the thread:

{
   GlobalConfiguration.Configuration.Services.Add(typeof(System.Web.Http.Validation.ModelValidatorProvider),
       new WebApiFluentValidationModelValidatorProvider()
       {
           AddImplicitRequiredValidator = false //we need this otherwise it invalidates all not passed fields(through json). btw do it if you need
       });
       FluentValidation.ValidatorOptions.ResourceProviderType = typeof(FluentValidationMessages); // if you have any related resource file (resx)
       FluentValidation.ValidatorOptions.CascadeMode = FluentValidation.CascadeMode.Continue; //if you need!

I have been using it in WebApi2 project without any issues.