How do I get Route attribute to work in .net core api? - asp.net-core

Question

So I added a controller to a blank asp.net CORE Api.
public class IsAliveController : ControllerBase
{
[HttpPost]
[HttpGet]
[Route("isalive")]
public object Get()
{
return "I'm alive";
}
}
Then I try to access it via https://localhost:44361/isalive
and I get no response. Do I need to make some modifications to my Startup.cs?

Answer 1

First why have you declared your method both as a get and a post request? you can remove the post attribute.
By default your routing must start with your controller name, add this:
[Route("[controller]")]
[ApiController]
public class IsAliveController : ControllerBase
{
[HttpGet]
public object Get()
{
return "I'm alive";
}
}
Now when you call https://localhost:44361/isalive you will receive the expected response.

Answer 2

There are two solutions to your problem:
#1 Your controller Name is IsAlive and you have added a route attribute on your action method as isAlive, so this would work only if you call using this Url
https://localhost:44361/isalive/isalive
#2 Remove the Route attribute from the action method
public class IsAliveController : ControllerBase
{
[HttpGet]
public object Get()
{
return "I'm alive";
}
}
and you will be able to access using Url
https://localhost:44361/isalive

Answer 3

Found the issue. The template I choose (using Visual studio 2019) was:
Asp.net core web app > Web Application
The startup file in this template is missing a line that I needed to add:
app.UseEndpoints(endpoints =>
{
//Add this line
endpoints.MapControllers();
});
After adding that line the endpoint works without any changes to the controller.