Generic Web Api controller to support any model

Question

Is it possible to have a generic web api that will support any model in your project?

class BaseApiController :ApiController
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Answer 1

 public class GenericApiController : BaseApiController
    where TEntity : class, new()
{
    [HttpGet]
    [Route("api/{Controller}/{id}")]       
    public IHttpActionResult Get(int id)
    {
        try
        {
            var entity = db.Set().Find(id);
            if(entity==null)
            {
                return NotFound();
            }
            return Ok(entity);

        }
        catch(Exception ex)
        {
            return InternalServerError(ex);
        }
    }

    [HttpGet]
    [Route("api/{Controller}")]
    public IHttpActionResult Post(TEntity entity)
    {
        if (!ModelState.IsValid)
        {
            return BadRequest(ModelState);
        }

        try
        {
            var primaryKeyValue = GetPrimaryKeyValue(entity);
            var primaryKeyName = GetPrimaryKeyName(entity);
            var existing = db.Set().Find(primaryKeyValue);
            ReflectionHelper.Copy(entity, existing, primaryKeyName);
            db.Entry(existing).State = EntityState.Modified;
            db.SaveChanges();
            return Ok(entity);
        }
        catch (Exception ex)
        {
            return InternalServerError(ex);
        }
    }

    [HttpGet]
    [Route("api/{Controller}/{id}")]
    public IHttpActionResult Put(int id, TEntity entity)
    {
        try
        {
            if (!ModelState.IsValid)
            {
                return BadRequest(ModelState);
            }

            var existing = db.Set().Find(id);
            if (entity == null)
            {
                return NotFound();
            }
            ReflectionHelper.Copy(entity, existing);
            db.SaveChanges();
            return Ok(entity);
        }
        catch (Exception ex)
        {
            return InternalServerError(ex);
        }
    }

    [HttpDelete]
    [Route("api/{Controller}/{id}")]
    public IHttpActionResult Delete(int id)
    {
        try
        {
            var entity = db.Set().Find(id);
            if(entity==null)
            {
                return NotFound();
            }
            db.Set().Remove(entity);
            db.SaveChanges();
            return Ok();
        }
        catch (Exception ex)
        {
            return InternalServerError(ex);
        }
    }

    protected internal int GetPrimaryKeyValue(TEntity entity)
    {
        return ReflectionHelper.GetPrimaryKeyValue(entity);
    }

    protected internal string GetPrimaryKeyName(TEntity entity)
    {
        return ReflectionHelper.GetPrimaryKeyName(entity);
    }

    protected internal bool Exists(int id)
    {
        return db.Set().Find(id) != null;
    }
}