How to get GET parameters with ASP.NET MVC ApiController

Question

I feel a bit absurd asking this but I can\'t find a way to get parameters for a get request at /api/foo?sort=name for instance.

In the ApiControll

Answer 1

Get all querystring name/value pairs into a variable:

IEnumerable> queryString = request.GetQueryNameValuePairs();

Then extract a specified querystring parameter

string value = queryString.Where(nv => nv.Key == "parameterNameGoesHere").Select(nv => nv.Value).FirstOrDefault();