Android HTTPPost Returns Error “Method not allowed.”

Question

I\'m coding an Android 2.2 app that POSTs a json stringentity to a ReSTfull web service.

Fiddler calls to the web service with identical Json return as expected, and

Answer 1

The above issue often occurs if the request type in the service is WebGet e.g

WebGet(UriTemplate = "login/?name={name}&password={password}", ResponseFormat = WebMessageFormat.Json)"

and you try to access the method using HttpPost via android.

I have the same issue and it took me hours just to figure it out.