Asp.Net Core WEB API error 404 calling method

Question

I'm trying create an additional Get method on a web api but the return is 404 ( method not found ).

At my APIs before Core I was creating such methods like :

[HttpGet]
[Route("api/MyNewMethodName")]
public object MyNewMethodName(string parameter1)
{}

And for call :

myURL/api/MyNewMethodName?parameter1=somestring

At my controller definition I have :

[Produces("application/json")]
[Route("api/MyController")]
public class MyController : Controller

For the exactly some code I receive the 404 error.

What is wrong please ?

At my controller I have : [Produces("application/json")] [Route("api/MyController")] public class MyController : Controller — GCoe
– GCoe, Commented May 13, 2018 at 1:28

Shyju · Accepted Answer · 2018-05-13 02:02:27Z

4

Your controller has a route defined. So for your action method, it will be the route prefix defined for the controller + the route pattern for the action method. That means, with your current code, it will work for the below request

yourBaseUrl/api/MyController/api/MyNewMethodName?parameter1=somestring

Here api/MyController part is from the route definition on the controller level and the api/MyNewMethodName part is from the action method level.

Fix the route prefix at controller or method level as needed. For instance if you want your action method to respond to /api/MyNewMethodName?parameter1=somestring. Just remove the Route decorator on the controller level.

[Produces("application/json")]
public class MyController : Controller
{
    [HttpGet]
    [Route("api/MyNewMethodName")]
    public object MyNewMethodName(string parameter1)
    {
        return "Sample dummy response : "+parameter1;
    }
}

Keep in mind that, removing the controller level routing might break routes to other action methods in that controller. If you want to keep the existing routes as it is (with the controller level route attributes), You may update your action method level route pattern to start with a /

[Produces("application/json")]
[Route("api/MyController")]
public class MyController : Controller
{
    [HttpGet]
    [Route("/api/MyNewMethodName")]
    public object MyNewMethodName(string parameter1)
    {
        return "Some test"+parameter1;
    }
    [HttpGet]
    [Route("SecondMethod")]
    public object SecondMethod(string parameter1)
    {
        return "SecondMethod : "+parameter1;
    }
}

edited May 13, 2018 at 2:02

answered May 13, 2018 at 1:32

Shyju

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3 Comments

GCoe Over a year ago

Ok, it's now ok with your first suggestion and ok too with your second suggestion. But in the second case, removing the Route docorator, the standard get methods are not being routed anymore.

Nkosi Over a year ago

@GCoe In that case put back the route prefix and update the desired actions to override the prefix with the tilde (~) i.e: [Route("~/api/MyNewMethodName")]. Reference Routing to Controller Actions in ASP.NET Core Reference Routing in ASP.NET Core

Shyju Over a year ago

The route pattern starting with / will also work in this case.

hemanth gali · Accepted Answer · 2021-11-16 08:00:25Z

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[HttpGet]

[Route("api/[controller]/MyNewMethodName")]

public object MyNewMethodName(string parameter1) {

}

Try declaring the above format, this worked for me.

answered Nov 16, 2021 at 8:00

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