Accessing Session Using ASP.NET Web API

Question

I realize session and REST don\'t exactly go hand in hand but is it not possible to access session state using the new Web API? HttpContext.Current.Session is a

Answer 1

one thing need to mention on @LachlanB 's answer.

protected void Application_PostAuthorizeRequest()
    {
        if (IsWebApiRequest())
        {
            HttpContext.Current.SetSessionStateBehavior(SessionStateBehavior.Required);
        }
    }

If you omit the line if (IsWebApiRequest())

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