Return camelCased JSON from Web API

Question

I\'m trying to return camel cased JSON from an ASP.Net Web API 2 controller. I created a new web application with just the ASP.Net MVC and Web API bits in it. I hijacked t

Answer 1

In Register method of WebApiConfig, add this

config.Formatters.JsonFormatter.SerializerSettings.ContractResolver = new CamelCasePropertyNamesContractResolver();

Full Code of WebApiConfig:

    public static class WebApiConfig
    {
        public static void Register(HttpConfiguration config)
        {
            // Web API configuration and services

            // Web API routes
            config.MapHttpAttributeRoutes();

            config.Routes.MapHttpRoute(
                name: "DefaultApi",
                routeTemplate: "api/{controller}/{id}",
                defaults: new { id = RouteParameter.Optional }
            );

            config.Formatters.JsonFormatter.SerializerSettings.ContractResolver = new CamelCasePropertyNamesContractResolver();

        }
    }

Make sure you have installed latest version of Json.Net/Newtonsoft.Json Installed and your API Action Method returns data in following way:

    [HttpGet]
    public HttpResponseMessage List()
    {
        try
        {
            var result = /*write code to fetch your result*/;
            return Request.CreateResponse(HttpStatusCode.OK, result);
        }
        catch (Exception ex)
        {
            return Request.CreateResponse(HttpStatusCode.InternalServerError, ex.Message);
        }
    }