Validation on model level vs validation on serializer level

Using Django
#1

I django, we can write validators on serializer or model level. What is the difference between these two options? Which of them to choose in different situations?

#2

Hey there!
You want a model level validation when this validation applies to all cases in your model.
Let’s say you have a User and you always want to validate that the username is lowercased, then you validate this on a Model level.

But in the other hand, if you want specific validation, you do it in the serializer. In the same User example, if you wanted to validate that the username is lowercased only on a register scenario, you can create a RegisterSerializer and do the validation there.