How to generate URL from WebAPI method

Question

Here's my WebAPI action..

public class AuthenticationController : ApiController { [Route("api/auth/login")] [HttpPost] public object Login([FromBody] LoginViewModel loginViewModel) ...

How do I generate a URL inside a MVC view?

I've tried this...

@Url.HttpRouteUrl("DefaultApi", new { controller = "Authentication", action= "Login" })"

... but it says that DefaultApi doesn't exist.

Why does the method want a route name and route parameters?

How did they manage to make routing even more complicated than regular MVC?

What kind of web framework makes requesting a web page / API method / web service thing difficult? Its ridiculous.

Julito Avellaneda · Accepted Answer · 2015-08-18 18:14:20Z

the problem is because you are using attibute routing, so you need to declare the name of the route with the attribute Route, like:

[Route("api/auth/login", Name = "RouteName")]

And when you use @Url.HttpRouteUrl:

@Url.HttpRouteUrl("RouteName", new { controller = "Authentication", action= "Login" })"

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