WebApi method with email address parameter returns 404 from HttpClient

Question

I have a WebApi controller with a method that looks like such:

[HttpGet]
[AcceptVerbs(\"GET\")]
public HttpResponseMessage Run(string reportName, int someId,         


        

Answer 1

This is because IIS is trying to map special characters. Adding the following to the web.config should fix the issue:

More information here: http://www.iis.net/configreference/system.webserver/modules