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Reputation: 4218

How to pass nested parameters in REST api's for Get

I have the following scenario.
There are few Events and each event is represented by group of friends.

1st i request a list of events which is achieved using simple Get request.

http://example.com:6400/api/Events/

Corresponding Rest API : public IEnumerable<Event> Get();

Now i can search the event list and can request for a particular event say (event 5) 

http://example.com:6400/api/Events/eventdetail/5.

Corresponding Rest API : public HttpResponseMesssage eventdetail(int id);

But now if i want to receive info about a particular friend(say friend's id is 10) in that event(5) i am unable to find a way. One way i was able to achieve is using a comma separated Get request: 

http://example.com:6400/api/Events/eventdetail/5,10.

Corresponding Rest API: Not Sure ????

But i don't think this is the best way to do it. Is there any ways through which i can achieve the desired result and corresponding Rest API.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 1196

Answers (1)

Justin Helgerson
Justin Helgerson

Reputation: 25521

Just start accepting two parameters in your method:

public HttpResponseMesssage EventDetail(int id, int friendId) {
    //Do your stuff!
}

The corresponding URI would look like:

http://example.com:6400/api/Events/EventDetail/5?friendId=10

Notice how the HTTP parameter name matches the C# method name. For more information about ASP.NET MVC routing I would suggest reading their overview.

Upvotes: 1

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