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 ## Data Annotations
 
-In ASP.NET Web API, you can use attributes from the [System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations](https://msdn.microsoft.com/library/system.componentmodel.dataannotations.aspx) namespace to set validation rules for properties on your model. Consider the following model:
+In ASP.NET Web API, you can use attributes from the [System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations](/dotnet/api/system.componentmodel.dataannotations) namespace to set validation rules for properties on your model. Consider the following model:
 
 [!code-csharp[Main](model-validation-in-aspnet-web-api/samples/sample1.cs)]