docarray
diff --git a/docarray/documents/audio.py b/docarray/documents/audio.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Optional, Type, TypeVar, Union
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Dict, Optional, Type, TypeVar, Union
 
 import numpy as np
-
 from pydantic import Field
 
 from docarray.base_doc import BaseDoc
@@ -10,6 +9,10 @@
 from docarray.typing.tensor.abstract_tensor import AbstractTensor
 from docarray.typing.tensor.audio.audio_tensor import AudioTensor
 from docarray.utils._internal.misc import import_library
+from docarray.utils._internal.pydantic import is_pydantic_v2
+
+if is_pydantic_v2:
+    from pydantic import model_validator
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     import tensorflow as tf  # type: ignore
@@ -121,17 +124,30 @@ class MultiModalDoc(BaseDoc):
     )
 
     @classmethod
-    def validate(
-        cls: Type[T],
-        value: Union[str, AbstractTensor, Any],
-    ) -> T:
+    def _validate(cls, value) -> Dict[str, Any]:
         if isinstance(value, str):
-            value = cls(url=value)
+            value = dict(url=value)
         elif isinstance(value, (AbstractTensor, np.ndarray)) or (
             torch is not None
             and isinstance(value, torch.Tensor)
             or (tf is not None and isinstance(value, tf.Tensor))
         ):
-            value = cls(tensor=value)
+            value = dict(tensor=value)
+
+        return value
+
+    if is_pydantic_v2:
+
+        @model_validator(mode='before')
+        @classmethod
+        def validate_model_before(cls, value):
+            return cls._validate(value)
+
+    else:
 
-        return super().validate(value)
+        @classmethod
+        def validate(
+            cls: Type[T],
+            value: Union[str, AbstractTensor, Any],
+        ) -> T:
+            return super().validate(cls._validate(value))
diff --git a/docarray/documents/image.py b/docarray/documents/image.py
@@ -1,15 +1,17 @@
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Optional, Type, TypeVar, Union
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Dict, Optional, Type, TypeVar, Union
 
 import numpy as np
-
 from pydantic import Field
 
 from docarray.base_doc import BaseDoc
 from docarray.typing import AnyEmbedding, ImageBytes, ImageUrl
 from docarray.typing.tensor.abstract_tensor import AbstractTensor
 from docarray.typing.tensor.image.image_tensor import ImageTensor
 from docarray.utils._internal.misc import import_library
+from docarray.utils._internal.pydantic import is_pydantic_v2
 
+if is_pydantic_v2:
+    from pydantic import model_validator
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     import tensorflow as tf  # type: ignore
@@ -115,19 +117,32 @@ class MultiModalDoc(BaseDoc):
     )
 
     @classmethod
-    def validate(
-        cls: Type[T],
-        value: Union[str, AbstractTensor, Any],
-    ) -> T:
+    def _validate(cls, value) -> Dict[str, Any]:
         if isinstance(value, str):
-            value = cls(url=value)
+            value = dict(url=value)
         elif (
             isinstance(value, (AbstractTensor, np.ndarray))
             or (torch is not None and isinstance(value, torch.Tensor))
             or (tf is not None and isinstance(value, tf.Tensor))
         ):
-            value = cls(tensor=value)
+            value = dict(tensor=value)
         elif isinstance(value, bytes):
-            value = cls(byte=value)
+            value = dict(byte=value)
+
+        return value
+
+    if is_pydantic_v2:
+
+        @model_validator(mode='before')
+        @classmethod
+        def validate_model_before(cls, value):
+            return cls._validate(value)
+
+    else:
 
-        return super().validate(value)
+        @classmethod
+        def validate(
+            cls: Type[T],
+            value: Union[str, AbstractTensor, Any],
+        ) -> T:
+            return super().validate(cls._validate(value))
diff --git a/docarray/documents/mesh/mesh_3d.py b/docarray/documents/mesh/mesh_3d.py
@@ -6,7 +6,10 @@
 from docarray.documents.mesh.vertices_and_faces import VerticesAndFaces
 from docarray.typing.tensor.embedding import AnyEmbedding
 from docarray.typing.url.url_3d.mesh_url import Mesh3DUrl
+from docarray.utils._internal.pydantic import is_pydantic_v2
 
+if is_pydantic_v2:
+    from pydantic import model_validator
 
 T = TypeVar('T', bound='Mesh3D')
 
@@ -125,11 +128,22 @@ class MultiModalDoc(BaseDoc):
         default=None,
     )
 
-    @classmethod
-    def validate(
-        cls: Type[T],
-        value: Union[str, Any],
-    ) -> T:
-        if isinstance(value, str):
-            value = cls(url=value)
-        return super().validate(value)
+    if is_pydantic_v2:
+
+        @model_validator(mode='before')
+        @classmethod
+        def validate_model_before(cls, value):
+            if isinstance(value, str):
+                return {'url': value}
+            return value
+
+    else:
+
+        @classmethod
+        def validate(
+            cls: Type[T],
+            value: Union[str, Any],
+        ) -> T:
+            if isinstance(value, str):
+                value = cls(url=value)
+            return super().validate(value)
diff --git a/docarray/documents/point_cloud/point_cloud_3d.py b/docarray/documents/point_cloud/point_cloud_3d.py
@@ -1,14 +1,17 @@
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Optional, Type, TypeVar, Union
 
 import numpy as np
-
 from pydantic import Field
 
 from docarray.base_doc import BaseDoc
 from docarray.documents.point_cloud.points_and_colors import PointsAndColors
 from docarray.typing import AnyEmbedding, PointCloud3DUrl
 from docarray.typing.tensor.abstract_tensor import AbstractTensor
 from docarray.utils._internal.misc import import_library
+from docarray.utils._internal.pydantic import is_pydantic_v2
+
+if is_pydantic_v2:
+    from pydantic import model_validator
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     import tensorflow as tf  # type: ignore
@@ -130,17 +133,30 @@ class MultiModalDoc(BaseDoc):
     )
 
     @classmethod
-    def validate(
-        cls: Type[T],
-        value: Union[str, AbstractTensor, Any],
-    ) -> T:
+    def _validate(self, value: Union[str, AbstractTensor, Any]) -> Any:
         if isinstance(value, str):
-            value = cls(url=value)
+            value = {'url': value}
         elif isinstance(value, (AbstractTensor, np.ndarray)) or (
             torch is not None
             and isinstance(value, torch.Tensor)
             or (tf is not None and isinstance(value, tf.Tensor))
         ):
-            value = cls(tensors=PointsAndColors(points=value))
+            value = {'tensors': PointsAndColors(points=value)}
+
+        return value
+
+    if is_pydantic_v2:
+
+        @model_validator(mode='before')
+        @classmethod
+        def validate_model_before(cls, value):
+            return cls._validate(value)
+
+    else:
 
-        return super().validate(value)
+        @classmethod
+        def validate(
+            cls: Type[T],
+            value: Union[str, AbstractTensor, Any],
+        ) -> T:
+            return super().validate(cls._validate(value))
diff --git a/docarray/documents/text.py b/docarray/documents/text.py
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@
 from docarray.base_doc import BaseDoc
 from docarray.typing import TextUrl
 from docarray.typing.tensor.embedding import AnyEmbedding
+from docarray.utils._internal.pydantic import is_pydantic_v2
+
+if is_pydantic_v2:
+    from pydantic import model_validator
 
 T = TypeVar('T', bound='TextDoc')
 
@@ -129,14 +133,26 @@ def __init__(self, text: Optional[str] = None, **kwargs):
             kwargs['text'] = text
         super().__init__(**kwargs)
 
-    @classmethod
-    def validate(
-        cls: Type[T],
-        value: Union[str, Any],
-    ) -> T:
-        if isinstance(value, str):
-            value = cls(text=value)
-        return super().validate(value)
+    if is_pydantic_v2:
+
+        @model_validator(mode='before')
+        @classmethod
+        def validate_model_before(cls, values):
+            if isinstance(values, str):
+                return {'text': values}
+            else:
+                return values
+
+    else:
+
+        @classmethod
+        def validate(
+            cls: Type[T],
+            value: Union[str, Any],
+        ) -> T:
+            if isinstance(value, str):
+                value = cls(text=value)
+            return super().validate(value)
 
     def __eq__(self, other: Any) -> bool:
         if isinstance(other, str):

diff --git a/docarray/documents/video.py b/docarray/documents/video.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Optional, Type, TypeVar, Union
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Dict, Optional, Type, TypeVar, Union
 
 import numpy as np
-
 from pydantic import Field
 
 from docarray.base_doc import BaseDoc
@@ -11,6 +10,10 @@
 from docarray.typing.tensor.video.video_tensor import VideoTensor
 from docarray.typing.url.video_url import VideoUrl
 from docarray.utils._internal.misc import import_library
+from docarray.utils._internal.pydantic import is_pydantic_v2
+
+if is_pydantic_v2:
+    from pydantic import model_validator
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     import tensorflow as tf  # type: ignore
@@ -131,17 +134,30 @@ class MultiModalDoc(BaseDoc):
     )
 
     @classmethod
-    def validate(
-        cls: Type[T],
-        value: Union[str, AbstractTensor, Any],
-    ) -> T:
+    def _validate(cls, value) -> Dict[str, Any]:
         if isinstance(value, str):
-            value = cls(url=value)
+            value = dict(url=value)
         elif isinstance(value, (AbstractTensor, np.ndarray)) or (
             torch is not None
             and isinstance(value, torch.Tensor)
             or (tf is not None and isinstance(value, tf.Tensor))
         ):
-            value = cls(tensor=value)
+            value = dict(tensor=value)
+
+        return value
+
+    if is_pydantic_v2:
+
+        @model_validator(mode='before')
+        @classmethod
+        def validate_model_before(cls, value):
+            return cls._validate(value)
+
+    else:
 
-        return super().validate(value)
+        @classmethod
+        def validate(
+            cls: Type[T],
+            value: Union[str, AbstractTensor, Any],
+        ) -> T:
+            return super().validate(cls._validate(value))
diff --git a/docarray/typing/tensor/ndarray.py b/docarray/typing/tensor/ndarray.py
@@ -142,7 +142,6 @@ def _docarray_validate(
             return cls._docarray_from_native(arr)
         except Exception:
             pass  # handled below
-        breakpoint()
         raise ValueError(f'Expected a numpy.ndarray compatible type, got {type(value)}')
 
     @classmethod

diff --git a/tests/integrations/predefined_document/test_audio.py b/tests/integrations/predefined_document/test_audio.py
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 from docarray.typing import AudioUrl
 from docarray.typing.tensor.audio import AudioNdArray, AudioTorchTensor
 from docarray.utils._internal.misc import is_tf_available
-from docarray.utils._internal.pydantic import is_pydantic_v2
 from tests import TOYDATA_DIR
 
 tf_available = is_tf_available()
@@ -184,32 +183,27 @@ class MyAudio(AudioDoc):
 
 
 # Validating predefined docs against url or tensor is not yet working with pydantic v28
-@pytest.mark.skipif(is_pydantic_v2, reason="Not working with pydantic v2 for now")
 def test_audio_np():
     audio = parse_obj_as(AudioDoc, np.zeros((10, 10, 3)))
     assert (audio.tensor == np.zeros((10, 10, 3))).all()
 
 
-@pytest.mark.skipif(is_pydantic_v2, reason="Not working with pydantic v2 for now")
 def test_audio_torch():
     audio = parse_obj_as(AudioDoc, torch.zeros(10, 10, 3))
     assert (audio.tensor == torch.zeros(10, 10, 3)).all()
 
 
-@pytest.mark.skipif(is_pydantic_v2, reason="Not working with pydantic v2 for now")
 @pytest.mark.tensorflow
 def test_audio_tensorflow():
     audio = parse_obj_as(AudioDoc, tf.zeros((10, 10, 3)))
     assert tnp.allclose(audio.tensor.tensor, tf.zeros((10, 10, 3)))
 
 
-@pytest.mark.skipif(is_pydantic_v2, reason="Not working with pydantic v2 for now")
 def test_audio_bytes():
     audio = parse_obj_as(AudioDoc, torch.zeros(10, 10, 3))
     audio.bytes_ = audio.tensor.to_bytes()
 
 
-@pytest.mark.skipif(is_pydantic_v2, reason="Not working with pydantic v2 for now")
 def test_audio_shortcut_doc():
     class MyDoc(BaseDoc):
         audio: AudioDoc