ASP.NET Web API - Multiple POST methods on one controller? - asp.net-mvc-4

Question

I've been trying to add a second POST method to the default ValuesController class that will take an id parameter and act identical to the PUT method, like so:
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Net.Http;
using System.Web.Http;
namespace WebCalendar.Controllers {
public class ValuesController : ApiController {
// GET /values
public IEnumerable<string> Get() {
return new string[] { "value1", "value2" };
}
// GET /values/5
public string Get(int id) {
return "value";
}
// POST /values
public void Post(string value) {
}
// POST /values/5
public void Post(int id, string value) {
Put(id, value);
}
// PUT /values/5
public void Put(int id, string value){
}
// DELETE /values/5
public void Delete(int id) {
}
}
}
Problem is, when I add this second post method, any time I make a POST request, I get the error:
"No action was found on the controller 'values' that matches the request."
If I comment out one of the methods (doesn't matter which one), POST will work with the other method. I've tried renaming the methods, and even using [HttpPost] on both of them, but nothing has worked.
How can I have more than one POST method in a single ApiController?
EDIT
Here is the only route that I'm using:
routes.MapHttpRoute(
name: "DefaultApi",
routeTemplate: "{controller}/{id}",
defaults: new { controller = "values", id = RouteParameter.Optional }
);

Answer 1

You have to include the action in your route:
routes.MapHttpRoute(
name: "DefaultApi",
routeTemplate: "api/{controller}/{action}/{id}",
defaults: new { id = RouteParameter.Optional }
);