ASP.NET Web API generate url using Url.Action

Question

How can I generate the same url but in Web Api ?

var url = Url.Action("Action", "Controller", new { product = product.Id, price = price }, protocol: Request.Url.Scheme);

P.S.

The url should be generated to an MVC controller/action but from within web api.

So basically: make a get request to my api/generateurl and that will return an url to :

http://domain.com/controller/action?product=productId&price=100

Answer 1

Maybe the closest helper to Url.Action in Web Api Controller is the Url.Link method which will generate the url by Route name, Controller Name, Action Name and the route parameters (if needed).

Here is a simple example

The default App_start/RouteConfig.cs

routes.MapRoute(
    name: "Default",
    url: "{controller}/{action}/{id}",
    defaults: new { controller = "Home", action = "Index", id = UrlParameter.Optional }
);

The Web Api Controller:

public class MyWebApiController : ApiController
{
    public string Get()
    {
        var url = this.Url.Link("Default", new { Controller = "MyMvc", Action = "MyAction", param1 = 1, param2 = "somestring" });
        return url;
    }
}

The MVC Controller

public class MyMvcController : Controller
{
    public ActionResult MyAction(int param1, string param2)
    {
        // ...
    }
}

The generated url by the WebApi controller will be http://myDomain/MyMvc/MyAction?param1=1&param2=somestring.

I didn't find how to pass the protocol/url schema but at the and it will be just a string and you can manipulate it if you know what the protocol should be.

Hope this helps.

EDIT:

This may help for the protocol part: Generate HTTPS link in Web API using Url.Link