Accessing Web API after hosting asp.net website

niketa yadav

6y1.2k.NET

I have written a simple web API in the existing asp.net webforms project and published it on HostGator shared hosting.

API was working fine locally but not accessible after hosting.

Process how I created this API in My web forms project.

Step 1. I added a new Web API controller class to my Webform project by

right-click on webform project ->Add->Web API Controller class.

Step 2 .Added some routing information to Application_Start () methof of global.asax file .

GlobalConfiguration.Configure(WebApiConfig.Register);
public static class WebApiConfig
{
public static void Register(HttpConfiguration config)
{
// Web API configuration and services
// Web API routes
config.MapHttpAttributeRoutes();
config.Routes.MapHttpRoute(
name: "DefaultApi",
routeTemplate: "api/{controller}/{id}",
defaults: new { action = "GetRadarData", id = System.Web.Http.RouteParameter.Optional }
);
}
}

Step 3: Adding code to the controller class for Get method.

public IEnumerable GetRadarData(string userId, string password)
{
string Response = "";
clsLibrary.mGetRadarList(userId, password, out RadarList, out Response);
if (RadarList == null && Response == "Invalid login")
{
var response = new HttpResponseMessage(HttpStatusCode.NotFound)
{
Content = new StringContent("User doesn't exist", System.Text.Encoding.UTF8, "text/plain"),
StatusCode = HttpStatusCode.NotFound
};
throw new HttpResponseException(response);
}
else if (RadarList == null && Response == "Incorrect password")
{
var response = new HttpResponseMessage(HttpStatusCode.Unauthorized)
{
Content = new StringContent("Incorrect Password", System.Text.Encoding.UTF8, "text/plain"),
StatusCode = HttpStatusCode.NotFound
};
throw new HttpResponseException(response);
}
else
{
return RadarList;
}
}

It was working fine locally and giving the result as aspected but after hosting the website on Hostgator showing error

"The resource you are looking for has been removed, had its name changed, or is temporarily unavailable."

Please reply back.

Thank you in advance

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Laxmidhar Sahoo6y ago
Hi

By default it is get method

Thanks and regards
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niketa yadav6y ago
Hello both , Thankyou for your quick response. I tried with the same URL with server which I am using but again I have stuck in the problem even after talking to service provider ,they said the problem is in config file but I don't know what is it.Please suggest me any other solution if you have .
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Jayant Tripathy6y ago
Hi niketa, You may pass wrong URL after host in server. As per your API configuration the URL shoud be like

http://apiserver:4393/api/controller/GetReaderData

OR

if the server have no port then simply it may be

http://apiserver/api/controller/GetReaderData.

Also at same time check if youa are passing the input parameters or not.

"The resource you are looking for has been removed, had its name changed, or is temporarily unavailable."

As per this error you may ask to service provider once is the application is properly active or not. If you have Cpanel for this restart the IIS once.
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Jay Krishna Reddy6y ago
I think you may calling with the wrong URL

Please call with the URL on which you have been hosted and with the appropriate endpoints.

Hope this helps you , Thanks
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