diff --git a/pages/api/send.ts b/pages/api/send.ts
index ec5f55b3..e241e5de 100644
--- a/pages/api/send.ts
+++ b/pages/api/send.ts
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ export default async (req: NextApiRequestCollect, res: NextApiResponse) => {
 };
 
 function validateBody(res: NextApiResponse, { type, payload }: CollectRequestBody) {
-  const { data } = payload;
+  const { data } = payload || {};
 
   // Validate type
   if (type !== COLLECTION_TYPE.event && type !== COLLECTION_TYPE.identify) {