How to direct to help page on run time of Web API 2

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I added a help page to my Web API 2 project following these instructions: msdn app help page

How on run time do I enable to always display the help page without having to type help in the URL. When I set Index.cshtml as start page I get a 404 error. Thanks!

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 08 '17 at 13:19

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You would have to add a route, something like:

config.Routes.MapHttpRoute("Help", "", new { area = "Help" }

I've not tested this as it's been a long time since I used Help Pages, but it's the way I would do it, or at least try!

answered Aug 08 '17 at 13:19

matt_lethargic

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Still got a 404 when I added that to the WebApiConfig.cs, no dice. – Angel Cloudwalker Aug 09 '17 at 15:49
Sorry, it was just an idea. You could try a filter maybe?! – matt_lethargic Aug 09 '17 at 17:04

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 01 '17 at 17:45

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Put the word 'help' (no quotes) as the start page.

answered Dec 01 '17 at 17:45

lcryder

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How to direct to help page on run time of Web API 2

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