ASP.NET MVC WebAPI 404 error

Question

I have an asp.net web forms application running under v4.0 integrated mode.

I tried to add an apicontroller in the App_Code folder.

In the Global.asax, I ad

Answer 1

Also try to delete your entire api bin folder's content. Mine was containing old dlls (due to a big namespace renaming) exposing conflicting controllers. Those dll weren't deleted by Visual Studio's Clean functionality.

(However, I find asp.net web api seriously lacks routing and debugging information at the debugging level).