I'm trying to get filtered data from server using a filtering object I pass to the server side. I have managed to get this working with a post:

angular:

var filter: { includeDeleted: true, foo: bar };
$http({ method: 'post', url: 'api/stuff', data: filter });

web api:

public IEnumerable<StuffResponse> Post([FromBody]Filter filter)
{
    return GetData(filter);
}

But i don't want to use a post for this, I want to use a get. But this does not work:

angular

$http({ method: 'get', url: 'api/stuff', params: filter });

web api

public IEnumerable<StuffResponse> Get([FromUri]Filter filter)
{
    return GetData(filter);
}

Also tried specifying params: { filter: filter }. If i try [FromBody] or nothing, filter is null. With the FromUri i get an object at least - but with no data. Any ideas how to solve this, without creating input parameters for all filter properties?

I'm trying to get filtered data from server using a filtering object I pass to the server side. I have managed to get this working with a post:

angular:

var filter: { includeDeleted: true, foo: bar };
$http({ method: 'post', url: 'api/stuff', data: filter });

web api:

public IEnumerable<StuffResponse> Post([FromBody]Filter filter)
{
    return GetData(filter);
}

But i don't want to use a post for this, I want to use a get. But this does not work:

angular

$http({ method: 'get', url: 'api/stuff', params: filter });

web api

public IEnumerable<StuffResponse> Get([FromUri]Filter filter)
{
    return GetData(filter);
}

Also tried specifying params: { filter: filter }. If i try [FromBody] or nothing, filter is null. With the FromUri i get an object at least - but with no data. Any ideas how to solve this, without creating input parameters for all filter properties?

• javascript
• asp
• angularjs
• asp-web-api

• I think you can't pass data to get method's – Ramesh Rajendran Commented Feb 28, 2014 at 9:20
• simply remove [FromUrl] attribute, and make sure in Filter class, includeDeleted as a public property, it should work. – Prashant Lakhlani Commented Feb 28, 2014 at 10:30
• Standard media type formatter would not do this. Custom media type formatter is required. See here codeproject./Articles/701182/… – Chandermani Commented Feb 28, 2014 at 13:39

4 Answers 4

Yes you can send data with Get method by sending them with params option

var data ={
  property1:value1,
  property2:value2,
  property3:value3
};

$http({ method: 'GET', url: 'api/controller/method', params: data });

and you will receive this by using [FromUri] in your api controller method

public IEnumerable<StuffResponse> Get([FromUri]Filter filter)
{
    return GetData(filter);
}

and the request url will be like this

http://localhost/api/controller/method?property1=value1&property2=value2&property3=value3

Solved it this way:

Angular:

$http({
       url: '/myApiUrl',
       method: 'GET',
       params: { param1: angular.toJson(myComplexObject, false) }
      })

C#:

[HttpGet]
public string Get(string param1)
{
     Type1 obj = new JavaScriptSerializer().Deserialize<Type1>(param1);
     ...
}

A HTTP GET request can't contain data to be posted to the server. What you want is to a a query string to the request. Fortunately angular.http provides an option for it params.

See : http://docs.angularjs/api/ng/service/$http#get

you can send object with Get or Post method .

Script

//1.
var order = {
     CustomerName: 'MS' };
//2.
var itemDetails = [
     { ItemName: 'Desktop', Quantity: 10, UnitPrice: 45000 },
     { ItemName: 'Laptop', Quantity: 30, UnitPrice: 80000 },
     { ItemName: 'Router', Quantity: 50, UnitPrice: 5000 }
];
//3.
$.ajax({
     url: 'http://localhost:32261/api/HotelBooking/List',
     type: 'POST',
     data: {order: order,itemDetails: itemDetails},
     ContentType: 'application/json;utf-8',
     datatype: 'json'
    }).done(function (resp) {
        alert("Successful " + resp);
    }).error(function (err) {
        alert("Error " + err.status);});

API Code

[Route("api/HotelBooking/List")]
[HttpPost]
public IHttpActionResult PostList(JObject objData)
{  List<ItemDetails > lstItemDetails = new List<ItemDetails >();
   dynamic jsonData = objData;
   JObject orderJson = jsonData.itemDetails;
   return Ok();}