protected override void Initialize(System.Web.Http.Controllers.HttpControllerContext controllerContext) { base.Initialize(controllerContext); if (User.Identity.IsAuthenticated) { var request = controllerContext.Request; // get connection name from claims ClaimsPrincipal principal = request.GetRequestContext().Principal as ClaimsPrincipal; var site = principal.Claims.Where(c => c.Type == "site").Single().Value; // create db connection cp = new ConnectionProvider(site); ApiService.dbConnection = cp.CreateDbConnection(); ApiService.Site = site; // set global data ApiService.UserId = User.Identity.Name; ApiService.HostName = request.Headers.Host; ApiService.ClientDate = request.Headers.Date.HasValue ? request.Headers.Date.Value.LocalDateTime : DateTime.Now; // set client date } }