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c#asp.net-web-api
Michael Heribert
Michael Heribert

Reputation: 69

Redirection to a web page C# API

I have little problem with my api and its account-management. Whenever a user creates a new account, it has to be confirmed by clicking on a link that is sent by email. That works perfectly fine. However, when the user clicks on the link, it opens up a blank browser window. Now I'd like to redirect the user to a webpage that offers instructions for the application. After a bit of research, I found the "redirect(string url)" command.

[HttpGet]
[AllowAnonymous]
[Route("ConfirmEmail", Name = "ConfirmEmailRoute")]
public async Task<IHttpActionResult> ConfirmEmail(string userId = "", string code = "")
{
    if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(userId) || string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(code))
    {
        ModelState.AddModelError("", "User Id and Code are required");
        return BadRequest(ModelState);
    }

    IdentityResult result = await this.AppUserManager.ConfirmEmailAsync(userId, code);

    if (result.Succeeded)
    {
        Redirect("http://www.orf.at");
        return Ok();
    }
    else
    {
        return GetErrorResult(result);
    }
}

The address should only be an example. Whenever one clicks on a link, however, the browser still opens a blank tab. Is there a possibility to avoid that? The best solution would be to redirect the user to another site. But if that does not work, can it somehow be prevented that a new window is opened up?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 2206

Answers (1)

Daniel A. White
Daniel A. White

Reputation: 190907

Instead of returning Ok() return Redirect("http://www.orf.at");

if (result.Succeeded)
{
    return Redirect("http://www.orf.at");
}
else
{
    return GetErrorResult(result);
}

Upvotes: 3

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