How can I specify the name of the controller in ASP.NET Web API?

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I have an ApiController, quite simple, like this:

public class AssetController : ApiController
{
// removed for brevity
}

When I insert a route to it from a view, the url created is something like:

http://host/Asset

but I would like to customize the name, so that it becomes this:

http://host/assets

How can I specify a custom name for my controller, without resorting to a complete custom routing table?

For making it lowercase... have you checked out this answer stackoverflow.com/questions/878578/… and stackoverflow.com/questions/6168270/… ? They tend to point to a CodePlex project here lowercaseroutesmvc.codeplex.com check out section: (Step 4. (if using ASP.NET Web API) - Remap Your HTTP) — Mark Jones
– Mark Jones, Commented Aug 23, 2012 at 10:34
Thanks, I've been looking at that, and I've been going through the source code but I can't find anything that helps me. I think the only way forward today is a custom routetable. — Dave Van den Eynde
– Dave Van den Eynde, Commented Aug 23, 2012 at 17:41

Darin Dimitrov · Accepted Answer · 2012-08-23 17:58:15Z

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When I insert a route to it from a view, the url created is something like: http://host/Asset

You haven't really shown how you are doing this inserting but the following should work fine:

@Url.RouteUrl("DefaultApi", new { httproute = "false", controller = "assets" })

and if you want an absolute url you could specify the protocol scheme as third argument:

@Url.RouteUrl("DefaultApi", new { httproute = "false", controller = "assets" }, "http")

And in order to obey RESTFul conventions you should rename your controller to AssetsController.

answered Aug 23, 2012 at 17:58

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Dave Van den Eynde Over a year ago

Someone helpful, thank you. It does make me rename my controller to influence the name. I'm trying to get the RESTFul convention of having a plural name, but I don't see how that's supposed to be the controller's concern.

Darin Dimitrov Over a year ago

It's the controller's concern in terms of conventions. That's how ASP.NET MVC routing works. So follow those conventions.

Chris · Accepted Answer · 2012-08-23 21:23:07Z

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I'd recommend looking at the https://github.com/mccalltd/AttributeRouting library. It handles this aspect quite well by putting an attribute right on each function and giving it a specific route (which can be anything).

answered Aug 23, 2012 at 21:23

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Dave Van den Eynde · Accepted Answer · 2012-08-29 08:02:47Z

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I've had to resolve this issue so I've opted to adjust my routing table to reflect the API that I really want.

answered Aug 29, 2012 at 8:02

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