Returning http status code from Web Api controller

Question

I\'m trying to return a status code of 304 not modified for a GET method in a web api controller.

The only way I succeeded was something like this:

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Answer 1

If you need to return an IHttpActionResult and want to return the error code plus a message, use:

return ResponseMessage(Request.CreateErrorResponse(HttpStatusCode.NotModified, "Error message here"));