What Umbraco version?
What is the URL you are calling?
What is the Controller definition (class)? What methods does it have?

Hi Kipuseop,

Apologies for the lack of details.

Using Umbraco version 7.1.3

URL is according to the instructions in the documentation: http://localhost/umbraco/api/statusapi/getstatus?id=123

The controller definition class is just a reduced version (all methods removed except the GetAllStatuses and GetStatus) of the StatusApiController found in the example by Tim. here it is:

using System.Globalization;

using System.Linq;

using System.Web;

using System.Web.Mvc;

using Examine;

using Umbraco.Core.Models;

using Umbraco.Web;

using Umbraco.Web.Models;

using Umbraco.Web.Mvc;

using Umbraco.Web.WebApi;

using SingePageCrud.Models;

using Umbraco.Web.WebApi.UmbracoApiController;

 

namespace SingePageCrud.Controllers

{

    public class StatusApiController : UmbracoApiController

    {

        private const string StatusDocTypeAlias = "umbNewsItem";

        private const string MessagePropertyAlias = "publishDate";

 

        //Fetches all status docs under the specified parent

        public IEnumerable<Status> GetAllStatuses(int parentId)

        {

            UmbracoHelper help = new UmbracoHelper(UmbracoContext);

            return help.TypedContent(parentId)

                .Children

                .Where(c => c.DocumentTypeAlias == StatusDocTypeAlias)

                .Select(obj => new Status()

                {

                    Title = obj.Name,

                    Message = obj.GetPropertyValue<string>(MessagePropertyAlias),

                    Id = obj.Id

                });

        }

 

        //Gets a single status doc based on the id

        public Status GetStatus(int id)

        {

            UmbracoHelper help = new UmbracoHelper(UmbracoContext);

            var content = help.TypedContent(id);

            return new Status

            {

                Id = content.Id,

                Title = content.Name,

                Message = content.GetPropertyValue<string>(MessagePropertyAlias)

            };

        }

 

    }

 

}

--

I added only the reference to using Umbraco.Web.WebApi.UmbracoApiController;

Steve

Hmm it works for me if I just create a class called StatusApiController inheriting UmbracoApiController with the GetStatus(int id) method.
I'd suggest to enable debug logging in the log4net.config and check the logs about what's going on...

I edited the class down to:

using Umbraco.Web.WebApi.UmbracoApiController;

public class StatusApiController : UmbracoApiController

    {

        //Gets a single status doc based on the id

        public Status GetStatus(int id)

        {  

        }

    }

and still get IIS 404 error. There seems to be no activity in the log file, as if Umbraco is never even processing the request but rather IIS just looks for the resource.

Is there a config setting somewhere to enable the controller or indicate routes for the WebApi that I've missed?

Bjarne,

Thank you very much - I see the problem now. I put the controller and model in folders (named as such) outside of the App_Code folder. I'm using VWD Express so not building (or able to build) the project (I believe that is a limitation of the Express version).

I put the model and controller files in the App_Code folder and now all is working.

Many thanks to you and to kiposeop.

Best regards,

Steve

Great it solved the problem.. but I think you also should be able to add the ApiController in another folder (or even another project in Visual Studio), when it is wrapped inside a namespace.. I also think that the Express version is able the build - if you right click on you website or project in Visual Studio / VWD don't you have a "build" in the context menu?

You might also have to check that the reference is added to the assembly - if you right click on references below the root node of the website project, you can choose the assembly from the bin foldeer or from another project in your solution.

/Bjarne

Bjarne,

Yes, you are correct regarding the Build option in the Express version. I haven't built anything since the days of .NET 1.0! Will certainly have a look.

Now that I've got the very basics WebApi controller working I will experiment with the namespace and file location - and post a reply with results after some further work.

Thank you very much for the excellent suggestions.

Best regards, Steve

 

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