[HttpPost]//DIV.1 Overload method public HttpResponseMessage GetUserHirings(Hirings h) { List <Hirings> list; list = h.GetHirings(); string yourJson = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(list);; var response = this.Request.CreateResponse(HttpStatusCode.OK); response.Content = new StringContent(yourJson, Encoding.UTF8, "application/json"); return(response); }