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WebAPI .NET - POST request filter by parameters

I use POST to create messages and to update them (I need to use POST, not PUT). The API has the following instructions:

POST /api/message

POST /api/message?update_message

How can I difference between both? Guess I have to do an if in the function: 

[HttpPost]
[Route("api/message")]
public async Task<HttpResponseMessage> Handle()
{}

checking if the request contains the parameter update_message.

Any idea on how to solve that? Thanks.

Solution

  • Finally solved with both actions separated with this syntax:

    For POST /api/message?update_message=true requests:

    [HttpPost]
[Route("api/message")]
public async Task<HttpResponseMessage> Update(bool update_message, [FromBody] message m)
{}

    For POST /api/message requests:

    [HttpPost]
[Route("api/message")]
public async Task<HttpResponseMessage> Create()
{}