When and why use the HttpGet attribute in a .NET Core API controller?
When and why use the HttpGet attribute in a .NET Core API controller?
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Updated on 20-Nov-2023
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When and why use the HttpGet attribute in a .NET Core API controller?
Aryan Kumar
20-Nov-2023In ASP.NET Core, the [HttpGet] attribute is used to specify that an action method in a controller should respond to HTTP GET requests. It's a part of the attribute-based routing system and helps define how the action method should be invoked in response to a specific HTTP verb.
Here's when and why you might use the [HttpGet] attribute:
HTTP GET Requests:
Reading Data:
Idempotent Operations:
Here's an example of using the [HttpGet] attribute in a .NET Core API controller:
In this example, the Get method is decorated with [HttpGet], indicating that it should respond to HTTP GET requests. The corresponding route for this action would be /api/My, assuming the controller is named MyController.