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request_body_empty

HTTP Status: 400 Category: Wire

When you see this​

Required request body is missing on a POST or PATCH.

How to fix it​

Send a JSON object even when every field is optional. Empty bodies are rejected at the wire layer for safety.

Example response​

{
  "error": {
    "code": "request_body_empty",
    "message": "Required request body is missing on a POST or PATCH.",
    "hint": null,
    "doc_url": "https://docs.valara.cloud/api-reference/errors/request_body_empty",
    "request_id": "req_01H...",
    "details": {
      "errors": [],
      "field_count": 0
    }
  }
}