MVC Web API pass both ID and POST-data to method

Question

I would like to have a PUT-method that i can call with:

localhost/api/editRole/id and pass post-data.

My route looks like this:

routeTemplate: "api/{controller}/{action}/{id}"

Then i tried the following method:

    [HttpPut]
    public bool editRole(int id, roleDTO postdata)
    {
        return dal.editRole(postdata);
    }

but if i try to call localhost/api/editRole/2 with some post-data i get The requested resource does not support http method 'PUT

What am i doing wrong?

where is your controller name in the url localhost/api/editRole/2 ? — Karthik M R, Apr 28 '16 at 06:56
@Vermillion check this answer: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/23502198/web-api-405-the-requested-resource-does-not-support-http-method-put — PaulShovan, Apr 28 '16 at 07:00

score 4 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 28 '16 at 06:57

You should mark your arguments with [FromUri] and [FromBody] attributes correspondingly:

[HttpPut]
public bool editRole([FromUri] int id, [FromBody] roleDTO postdata)
{
    return dal.editRole(postdata);
}

Also your url localhost/api/editRole/2 should be like localhost/api/{controllerName}/2

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