public HttpResponseMessage Getbids() { List <sp_getpendingbids1_Result> results = entities.sp_getpendingbids1().ToList(); if (results.Count == 0) { return(Request.CreateErrorResponse(HttpStatusCode.NotFound, "No pending Bids Found")); } return(Request.CreateResponse <IEnumerable <sp_getpendingbids1_Result> >(HttpStatusCode.OK, results)); }