api cannot accept XML - xml-parsing

Question

I'm using .netCore 3.1 and this is my first time dealing with XML.
I'm trying to read xml data, and parse them then save them to the db.
I have a model named ExternalAppointment that I want to map data to.
here's my controller :
[HttpPost("xml")]
public async Task<ActionResult<Appointment>> XMLContent([FromBody] ExternalAppointment xmldata)
{
//stuff.
}
here's my startup.cs :
services.Configure<RequestLocalizationOptions>(options =>
{
//some code
services.AddMvc()
.AddXmlSerializerFormatters();
//rest of code
}
here's the xml I'm passing in postman:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<event>
<business_owner_id>1</business_owner_id>
<business_owner_name>Doctor's lab</business_owner_name>
<business_owner_phone_number>44556699887</business_owner_phone_number>
<customer_email>example#example.com</customer_email>
<customer_phone_number>1122336655</customer_phone_number>
<date_and_time>16/12/2021 20:45:00</date_and_time>
<location>21 jump street</location>
<service_name>PCR</service_name>
</event>
and I can't seem to get through to the request, I keep getting 405 response.
I tried adding [consumes("application/xml")] decorator before the controller but it did not help.
any ideas ?

Answer 1

Here is my demo with XElement,and it can work:
Startup:
public void ConfigureServices(IServiceCollection services)
{
services.AddControllersWithViews();
services.AddMvc()
.AddXmlSerializerFormatters();
}
ApiController:
[Route("api/[controller]")]
[ApiController]
public class ApiController : ControllerBase
{
[HttpPost("xml")]
public IActionResult XMLContent([FromBody] XElement xmldata)
{
return Ok();
//stuff.
}
}
postman(You need to make sure you use post request):
result: