Registering Api controller routes with MVC project

Question

I added one Api controller to my MVC project. And made following changes:

My WebApiConfig

public static class WebApiConfig
    {
        public static void Register(HttpConfiguration config)
        {
            config.MapHttpAttributeRoutes();

            config.Routes.MapHttpRoute(
                name: "GetFirms",
                routeTemplate: "api/B2bApi/GetFirms",
                defaults: new { controller =  "B2bApiController", action= "GetFirms" });
        }
    }

I register this route in Global.asax (Last line)

protected void Application_Start()
{
    AreaRegistration.RegisterAllAreas();
    FilterConfig.RegisterGlobalFilters(GlobalFilters.Filters);
    RouteConfig.RegisterRoutes(RouteTable.Routes);
    BundleConfig.RegisterBundles(BundleTable.Bundles);
    GlobalConfiguration.Configure(WebApiConfig.Register);
}

I checked in debugged and saw that my routes are registered. So here is my controller:

public class B2bApiController : ApiController
    {
        [HttpGet]
        public string GetFirms()
        {
            return "test";
        }
    }

When i navigate to

/api/B2bApi/GetFirms

i'm getting

404 error

.

What is the correct way to register api routes?

tmg · Accepted Answer · 2016-05-31 19:16:13Z

3

If asp.net-mvc-4

WebApiConfig.Register(GlobalConfiguration.Configuration);

if asp.net-mvc-5 and asp.net-web-api-2

GlobalConfiguration.Configure(WebApiConfig.Register);

must be placed above

RouteConfig.RegisterRoutes(RouteTable.Routes);

Example:

protected void Application_Start()
{
     AreaRegistration.RegisterAllAreas();

     //GlobalConfiguration.Configure(WebApiConfig.Register); // use if mvc5       
     WebApiConfig.Register(GlobalConfiguration.Configuration); // use if mvc4
     FilterConfig.RegisterGlobalFilters(GlobalFilters.Filters);
     RouteConfig.RegisterRoutes(RouteTable.Routes);
     BundleConfig.RegisterBundles(BundleTable.Bundles);
}

edited May 31, 2016 at 19:16

answered May 12, 2016 at 10:37

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Manoz · Accepted Answer · 2016-05-12 11:03:44Z

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I assume you are creating a separate project for WebApi.

If I am not wrong, you've not registered WebApiConfig in Global.asax.

Remove this

   RouteConfig.RegisterRoutes(RouteTable.Routes);

and add

WebApiConfig.Register(GlobalConfiguration.Configuration);

It looks like -

answered May 12, 2016 at 11:03

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Brian from state farm · Accepted Answer · 2016-06-01 13:06:28Z

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When specifying a controller for the defaults remove the keyword "controller" in your controllers name.

    config.Routes.MapHttpRoute(
        name: "GetFirms",
        routeTemplate: "api/B2bApi/GetFirms",
        defaults: new { controller = "B2bApi", action = "GetFirms" });

Also as others have said move your register to the top.

protected void Application_Start()
{
    AreaRegistration.RegisterAllAreas();

    WebApiConfig.Register(GlobalConfiguration.Configuration);
    FilterConfig.RegisterGlobalFilters(GlobalFilters.Filters);
    RouteConfig.RegisterRoutes(RouteTable.Routes);
    BundleConfig.RegisterBundles(BundleTable.Bundles);
}

edited Jun 1, 2016 at 13:06

answered May 31, 2016 at 20:19

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