Posting array of objects with MVC Web API

Question

I have a basic post operation that works on a single object of RecordIem. What I would like to do is do the same action but in bulk by posting an array of requests using the same format.

For instance:

public HttpResponseMessage Post(RecordItem request)
{
    var recordItems = _recorder.RecordItem(request);
    return Request.CreateResponse(HttpStatusCode.OK, recordItems);
}

And when I post the Json:

{
    Id : "7UP24fVkGOxSjrcclghe_mP2-po",
    System : 1,
    Environment : "Production"
}

everything works fine. I would like to post Json similar to:

{
    Id : "7UP24fVkGOxSjrcclghe_mP2-po",
    System : 1,
    Environment : "Production"
},
{
    Id : "ClPE188H4TeD2LbQPeV_EzCsKVM",
    System : 1,
    Environment : "Production",
    Label : "RestTest1"
},
{
    Id : "SAWTMJzm-_AFqoNw70-gLeUzB4k",
    System : 1,
    Environment : "Production"
}

And have a method similar to below pick this up:

public HttpResponseMessage Post(RecordItem[] request)
{
    var recordItems = _recorder.RecordItems(request);
    return Request.CreateResponse(HttpStatusCode.OK, recordItems);
}

I've tried using both the [FromBody] and [ModelBinding] attributes on the array and tried using different types (List, IList, IEnumerable) but to no avail. When using [FromBody] the request parameter is null and when using [ModelBinding] the list is empty. I've tried using both and that doesn't work either.

I'd rather not have to having to resort to looping single posts in my client.

Thanks

Answer 1

For all that just get an empty array whatever they try, try this:

var request = $.ajax({
  dataType: "json",
  url: "/api/users",
  method: "POST",
  data: { '': postData}
});

The data must be a single anonymous object instead of a raw array.

Info was found here.