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Globally configuring values for JSON Serializer in ASP.NET Core 3.1

This article will focus on how one can set certain constraints on the given data type for JSON serialization and that too at the application level, which means changes need to be done at a global level rather than doing for specific custom class or property. We will also see, how one can fallback to default settings, post this application level change. Let’s understand this with the help of an example. Making application level changes for JSON serialization Here problem statement is, we want all the float values to be restricted to 3 decimal places. Now, one way to achieve this is to decorate all the float properties in all the model classes with specific attribute using  [JsonConverter(typeof(…)] . With above attribution, one can indeed achieve the goal of conversion or data formatting, but what if there are so many float values across the application. Is it feasible to go and change each and every single float property under every model class? I feel, NO :( So, the soluti