f correct check

Author: Boris Pleshakov

rest_framework_json_api/parsers.py

@@ -116,10 +116,12 @@ def parse(self, stream, media_type=None, parser_context=None):
 
         request = parser_context.get('request')
 
+        # Sanity check
+        if not isinstance(data, dict):
+            raise ParseError('Received data is not a valid JSONAPI Resource Identifier Object')
+
         # Check for inconsistencies
         if request.method in ('PUT', 'POST', 'PATCH'):
-            if not isinstance(data, dict):
-                raise ParseError('Received data is not a valid JSONAPI Resource Identifier Object')
             resource_name = utils.get_resource_name(
                 parser_context, expand_polymorphic_types=True)
             if isinstance(resource_name, str):