how json parameter pass in asp.net web api action method - json

Question

My asp.net web api is an standalone application,face problem to pass json sa a parameter.My api method is bellow
[Route("api/UniqueUser/{userInfo}")]
public HttpResponseMessage GetUniqueUserByEmail(string userInfo)
{
}
In above parameter userInfo is a josn like bellow
{"UserInfo":[{"Id":1,"UserName":"Jxj Bdn","Email":"a#a.com"}]}
When I put this in my browser url show me bellow error

Answer 1

JSON data should go in the body of the request for it to be deserialized, not in the query string/browser URL.
Also, 'string userInfo' will not work as you expect. You can define a class that represents the parameters of your JSON object and it will work correctly.
This would work, for example:
public class UserInfo
{
public int Id { get; set;}
public string UserName { get; set;}
public string Email { get; set;}
}
and change this line:
public HttpResponseMessage GetUniqueUserByEmail(UserInfo userInfo)
Edit:
If it's a url that someone needs to pass in you use routing:
https://site/api/UniqueUser/1/Jxj Bdn/a#a.com
And in your controller:
[Route("api/UniqueUser/{id}/{userName}/{email}")]
public HttpResponseMessage GetUniqueUserByEmail(int id, string userName, string email)
Have a look here to see how to do this with traditional query string parameters too:
http://www.asp.net/web-api/overview/formats-and-model-binding/parameter-binding-in-aspnet-web-api
I would strongly suggest using the first method though, it gives you a strongly type object and is a lot easier to deal with if details change, and you get the benefit of the build in model validation.
Can you not make a simple HTML form for your clients to use?