Add ASP.NET MVC and Web API Web Application in the same project

Question

I have created a new asp.net (standard) web api project and now I would like to have the front logic (ASP.net MVC) in the same project, I came to know that we can have both client (MVC) and server (Web API) application in the same project. I tried to find the step by step process to follow, but I couldn't find any. I would really appreciate if someone can provide me steps to follow, as this is the first time I'm building a application from scratch. Thanks in advance.

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Answer 1

You could try to create an empty asp.net project and define that this project has the web and api features. For sample:

1. in Visual Studio 2019, select the asp.net template:

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2. Define the name of the project

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3. Select the Empty and check the options, MVC and Web Api

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In the App_Start folder you will see two files. The RouteConfig.cs file define the routes for the ASP.NET MVC Web App. The WebApiConfig.cs file define the routes for the ASP.NET Web Api application.

Importante: The API controllers has a prefix on the route called api, so, when you create a controller that inherits from ApiController, it will be routed by api/ControllerName.