WebApi2 in visual studio 2012

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user2070369 picture user2070369 · Aug 21, 2013 · Viewed 24.6k times · Source

How can I create a project that uses WebApi2 in visual studio 2012?

Do I have to create with a blank project or do I have to create a MVC project?

I don't want to install Visual Studio 2013 preview, please help.

Answer

Sean Lynch picture Sean Lynch · Feb 10, 2014

You need to install ASP.NET and Web Tools 2013.1 for Visual Studio 2012 which adds the Web API 2 and MVC 5 templates

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