.Net Core Web API can't add route to controller action

Question

I've got a brand new .NET Core Web API application that I'm working on. I've generated a new controller, which added the Route attribute to the Controller, so the HTTP Method is the parameter. I want to change it so the ActionName is part of the route, but putting a Route attribute on the action doesn't seem to be working. So my controller is set up like this currently:

[Produces("application/json")]
[Route("api/Spells")]
public class SpellsController : Controller
{
    private readonly Spellbook3APIContext _context;

    public SpellsController(Spellbook3APIContext context)
    {
        _context = context;
    }

    // GET: api/Spells
    [HttpGet]
    public IEnumerable<Spell> GetSpells()
    {
        return _context.Spells;
    }
}

I want to do it this way:

[Produces("application/json")]
public class SpellsController : Controller
{
    private readonly Spellbook3APIContext _context;

    public SpellsController(Spellbook3APIContext context)
    {
        _context = context;
    }

    // GET: api/Spells
    [HttpGet]
    [Route("api/Spells/GetSpells")]
    public IEnumerable<Spell> GetSpells()
    {
        return _context.Spells;
    }
}

But when I put that, it doesn't work. I just get a 404. What am I doing wrong?

Bryan Stump · Accepted Answer · 2017-05-03 18:28:48Z

4

 [HttpGet("GetSpells")]
 public IEnumerable<Spell> GetSpells()
 {
     return _context.Spells;
 }

edited May 3, 2017 at 18:28

answered May 3, 2017 at 18:22

Bryan Stump

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5 Comments

Alex Kibler Over a year ago

That's still 404ing for me

Bryan Stump Over a year ago

updated more code, does this one work? ...added the route at the class level

Alex Kibler Over a year ago

Sadly no. :( Also you're missing a square bracket on the right of [Route("/GetSpells")] but that wasn't my issue

Bryan Stump Over a year ago

try adding the route to the httpget parameter? and make sure the class has the route attribute

Alex Kibler Over a year ago

Aha! That did it! Thank you!

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