web api returned content missing when posting in angularjs

Question

I am trying to post data and return some content posting to a .net web api using angularjs

here is my web api

[HttpPost]
    public HttpResponseMessage Post()
    {
        return new HttpResponseMessage()
        {
            Content = new StringContent(
                "<strong>test</strong>",
                Encoding.UTF8,
                "text/html"
            )
        };
    }

and here is my post from my client

$http({
                url: 'my happy url',
                method: "POST",
                data: objData,
                headers: {
                    'Content-Type': 'text/html'
                }
            }).success(function (data, status, headers, config) {
                console.log(headers());
            }).error(function (data, status, headers, config) {
                console.log("error");
            });

my problem is I do not get any data returned. I am sure I am missing something simple. Thanks for your help.

in the above code the data parameter is empty and I would expect to find the string "test" in the data parameter.

so, .success is being called? You're only logging headers, what about the data parameter? — Adam Heeg
– Adam Heeg, Commented Jan 27, 2016 at 18:29
Try to console.log() all the parameters in the success function. — Batuta
– Batuta, Commented Jan 27, 2016 at 18:31
I was looking for results in the data parameter which is empty. I left the headers in as it was the last thing I was using as I was debugging. — user3648646
– user3648646, Commented Jan 27, 2016 at 19:56
Have you tried to access the WebAPI data via other clients like PostMan or Fiddler? Did it worked there? — vendettamit
– vendettamit, Commented Jan 27, 2016 at 20:00

Batuta · Accepted Answer · 2016-01-27 20:13:30Z

1

Instead of HttpResponseMessage, can you try to use IHttpActionResult? Sample code as below.

public IHttpActionResult PostSample()
{
    return Content(HttpStatusCode.OK, "Test String");
}

answered Jan 27, 2016 at 20:13

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