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u936293

Reputation: 16284

How to have a default /api route?

I am using the latest Asp.Net Core 3 template in Visual Studio.

There is the default HomeController, which is mapped via /Home, and also its Index action is reached via /.

I added two Api controllers: DefaultController and MController, child class of ControllerBase. These are mapped via /api/default and /api/m automatically. I can't find where the routing is configured.

What must I do to achieve the following routes:

/      -> /HomeController/Index (no change)
/home  -> /HomeController (no change)
/api   -> /api/default
/api/m -> /api/m (no change)

Upvotes: 0

Views: 437

Answers (3)

Geoff
Geoff

Reputation: 3769

The default template will have the Route Annotation referencing the controllers name i.e.

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

Try changing it to:

[Route("api")]
class DefaultController 
{
    ....
}

Upvotes: 1

itminus
itminus

Reputation: 25380

Adding an extra [Route("api")] will make it.

For example:

[ApiController]
[Route("api", Name="DefaultAPI")]
[Route("api/[controller]")]
public class DefaultController : Controller
{
    ...

    public IActionResult Index()
    {
        return Ok("abc");
    }

    ...
}

The following request will be routed to DefaultController/Index

GET https://localhost:5001/api
GET https://localhost:5001/api/Default

Upvotes: 0

Tony
Tony

Reputation: 20162

You can edit your launchSettings.json to do that

"profiles": {
    "IIS Express": {
      "commandName": "IISExpress",
      "launchBrowser": true,
      "launchUrl": "api/value", // here
      "environmentVariables": {
        "ASPNETCORE_ENVIRONMENT": "Development"
      }
    },

or Right click your web project -> Select Properties -> Select the Debug tab on the left -> Then edit the 'Launch Url' field to set your own default launch url.

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Upvotes: 0

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