Wep Api + Get method with complex input parameter

Question

User919378809 posted

Hi All,

I have a requirement to get data from web api passing complex object as input - search criteria parameter like first name, last name, dob, zip and ssn informtion.  How will I pass this object to web api get method so that I can retrieve data based on criteria.  Please give me a sample how to pass an object to web api method.

Thanks

Selvakumar R

Answer 1

User475983607 posted

I have a requirement to get data from web api passing complex object as input - search criteria parameter like first name, last name, dob, zip and ssn informtion.  How will I pass this object to web api get method so that I can retrieve data based on criteria.  Please give me a sample how to pass an object to web api method.

This site has excellent tutorials which show how to accomplish fundamental concepts like passing data to an action.

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/aspnet/web-api/overview/getting-started-with-aspnet-web-api/

Try reading the docs first.  If you run into problems then post your questions here and I'm sure someone will be able to help.

Answer 2

User-474980206 posted

the GET method only supports url query string parameters, so it would be:

   https://myurl.com/api/mymethod?firstName=john&lastName=smith&dob=1960-01-01&zip=98000&ssn-555-55-5555

note the parameter values must be url encoded.