Post data through Url to webapi - asp.net-web-api

Question

Hej,
I am unable to post data to the action method through querystring to the action method which is located in the controller class below is my code.
I type a url "http://localhost:53459/api/esb/post/test" to post value and nothing happens
Any help would be appreciated.
public static class WebApiConfig
{
public static void Register(HttpConfiguration config)
{
// Web API configuration and services
// Web API routes
config.MapHttpAttributeRoutes();
config.Routes.MapHttpRoute(
name: "DefaultApi",
routeTemplate: "api/{controller}/{action}/{value}",
defaults: new { value = RouteParameter.Optional }
);
}
}
[RoutePrefix("api/esb")]
public class EsbController : ApiController
{
[Route("get")]
[HttpGet]
public string Get()
{
return "Hello there!";
}
[Route("post")]
[HttpPost]
[AcceptVerbs("POST")]
public string Post([FromUri]string value)
{
return string.Format("{0} is posted successfully ", value);
}
[Route("put")]
[HttpPut]
public string Put([FromUri] string value)
{
return string.Format("{0} is updated successfully ", value);
}
[Route("delete")]
[HttpDelete]
public string Delete(string value)
{
return string.Format("{0} is deleted successfully ", value);
}
}

Answer 1

If you are typing the url into a browser you are constructing a GET request so it will never reach your Post action. You can confirm this by adding "GET" to the allowed verbs on the action (note: remove the [HttpPost] attribute).
[Route("post")]
[AcceptVerbs("POST", "GET")]
public string Post([FromUri]string value)
{
return string.Format("{0} is posted successfully ", value);
}

Answer 2

remove parameter binding [FromUri] and update the Route like
public static class WebApiConfig
{
public static void Register(HttpConfiguration config)
{
// Web API configuration and services
// Web API routes
config.MapHttpAttributeRoutes();
config.Routes.MapHttpRoute(
name: "DefaultApi",
routeTemplate: "api/{controller}/{action}/{value}",
defaults: new { value = RouteParameter.Optional }
);
}
}
Controller
[RoutePrefix("api/esb")]
public class EsbController : ApiController
{
[Route("get")]
[HttpGet]
public string Get()
{
return "Hello there!";
}
[Route("post/{value}")]
[HttpPost]
[AcceptVerbs("POST")]
public string Post(string value)
{
return string.Format("{0} is posted successfully ", value);
}
}
This is working for me, try to use Postman in chrome or fiddler.
POST http://localhost:XXXXX/api/esb/post/test HTTP/1.1

Answer 3

For dot.Net Core (I'm using v2.0), use FromRoute
[AllowAnonymous]
[HttpPost]
[Route("validateEmail/{validationCode}")]
public async Task<IActionResult> ValidateEmail(
[FromRoute] Guid validationCode)
{
await authService.ValidateEmailAsync(validationCode);
return Ok();
}
Then post like this: