Web API Routing notes and example

ASP.NET_WebAPI_Routing_Notes.cs

//Web API Routing notes and example
routes.MapHttpRoute(
	name: "DefaultApi",
	routeTemplate: "api/{controller}/{action}/{id}",
	defaults: new { id = RouteParameter.Optional }
);


//================ The Controller =========================================
public class VTRoutingController : ApiController
{
  [ActionName("route")]
  public MyResult PostRoute(MyRequestTemplate routingRequestTemplate)
  {
     return null;
  }

  [ActionName("tspRoute")]
  public MyResult PostTSPRoute(MyRequestTemplate routingRequestTemplate)
  {
     return null;
  }
}




//========= Route Configuration ================================

// Controller Only
// To handle routes like `/api/VTRouting`
config.Routes.MapHttpRoute(
    name: "ControllerOnly",
    routeTemplate: "api/{controller}"             
);

// Controller with ID
// To handle routes like `/api/VTRouting/1`
config.Routes.MapHttpRoute(
    name: "ControllerAndId",
    routeTemplate: "api/{controller}/{id}",
    defaults: null,
    constraints: new { id = @"^\d+$" } // Only integers 
);

// Controllers with Actions
// To handle routes like `/api/VTRouting/route`
config.Routes.MapHttpRoute(
    name: "ControllerAndAction",
    routeTemplate: "api/{controller}/{action}"
);


see http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11407267/multiple-httppost-method-in-mvc4-web-api-controller