//PUT //description: update service request based on id //route: api/servicerequest/{id} // Response //200: updated service request //400: bad service request //404: not found // PUT: api/CreateServiceRequest/5 public HttpResponseMessage Put(string id, [FromBody] string value) { // { // "id": "0e581177-33dc-4de8-8743-4f91a0327d50", // "CurrentStatus": "Complete", // "lastModifiedBy": "maintenance man" // } //create new service request getting data from the body of post (raw json formatted - example above) string req_txt; using (StreamReader reader = new StreamReader(HttpContext.Current.Request.InputStream)) { req_txt = reader.ReadToEnd(); } //get defined fields by putting it into a service request object ServiceRequest srr = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject <ServiceRequest>(req_txt); try { var data = serviceRequests.UpdateRequest(id, (int)srr.currentStatus, srr.lastModifiedBy); //data = data.Remove(0); //for testing bad request if (data.Length > 0) { return(Request.CreateResponse(HttpStatusCode.OK, data)); } else { return(Request.CreateResponse(HttpStatusCode.NotFound)); } } catch { return(Request.CreateResponse(HttpStatusCode.BadRequest)); } }