WEB API URL Routing

Question

I want paths like this:

localhost:99/client/themes/plain/index.html?shop=mycoolshop

to appear as:

localhost:99/client/mycoolshop/index.html.

I wrote:

  routes.MapPageRoute(
            routeName: "Client",
            routeUrl: "client/{shopname}/{page}",
            physicalFile: "~/client/themes/plain/{page}?Shop={shopname}"
       );

But to no luck. When I type localhost:99/client/mycoolshop/index.html it says page not found. What am I doing wrong?

My guess is that it's probably the '.' in index.html that's the problem. Can you try removing the extension from the file and URL and see what happens? — elolos, Mar 07 '14 at 15:36
Are you using IIS or VS development server? When you click view in browser does it show localhost:99/Default.aspx? — Kuzgun, Mar 07 '14 at 15:47
How about using [Attribute Routing](http://attributerouting.net/) — Romesh D. Niriella, Mar 07 '14 at 17:59

score 0 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:10

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I think you may be looking for URL Rewriting rather than WebAPI routing. Take a look at this SO thread

edited May 23 '17 at 12:10

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answered Mar 07 '14 at 15:38

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Any links that tell how to do it with Web APIs...I am happy if the job gets done that way. – user2645830 Mar 07 '14 at 16:20

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 07 '14 at 15:38

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You can use this setting in the system.web section of your web.config:

<httpRuntime relaxedUrlToFileSystemMapping="true" />

Here's a more detailed explanation of how this works.

answered Mar 07 '14 at 15:38

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