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Web service call through url

So, I've made this web service(well WCF Service I guess) that inputs some parameters and returns a json object. This works pretty well.
But now I want to make some changes to the client.
Currently I just have a button, some textboxes for inputs, and a textarea.
The button looks like this:
ServiceReference1.Service1Client sc = new ServiceReference1.Service1Client();
protected void Button11_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
int? i;
if (tbSagsNr.Text != "")
{
i = Convert.ToInt32(tbPOSTUdlSag.Text);
}
else
{
i = null;
}
string s = tbFacilitet.Text;
string a1 = tbAdresse1.Text;
string a2 = tbAdresse2.Text;
string p = tbPostNr.Text;
string json = sc.HouseSearch(i, s, a1, a2, p);
TextArea1.InnerText = json;
}
What do I do if I want to call the web service through the url instead? I'm thinking it should look something like this, depending on what parameters I use:
http://localhost:58637/Default.aspx/Service1.svc/HouseSearch?vSagsNr=5
Instead of textboxes and all that it should just print the json string directly on the screen.
I'm pretty new at making web services and I feel like I've kinda just been bumbling my way so far.
IService1:
[OperationContract()]
[WebInvoke(Method = "POST", ResponseFormat = WebMessageFormat.Json, BodyStyle = WebMessageBodyStyle.Bare, UriTemplate = "HouseSearch")]
string HouseSearch(int? vSagsNr, string vFacilitet, string vAdresse1, string vAdresse2, string vPostNr);
Edit: Actually it should look more like this probably:
http://localhost:58637/WCFTest3/Service1.svc/HouseSearch?vSagsnr=5
Edit: My webconfig now looks like this:
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<configuration>
<appSettings>
<add key="aspnet:UseTaskFriendlySynchronizationContext" value="true" />
</appSettings>
<system.web>
<compilation debug="true" targetFramework="4.6.1" />
<httpRuntime requestPathInvalidCharacters="" requestValidationMode="2.0" targetFramework="4.6.1"/>
<pages validateRequest="false" />
</system.web>
<system.serviceModel>
<services>
<service behaviorConfiguration="WCFTest3_Behavior" name="WCFTest3.Service1">
<endpoint
address =""
binding="webHttpBinding"
bindingConfiguration="webHttpEndpointBinding"
name="WCFTest3.Service1"
contract="WCFTest3.IService1"
behaviorConfiguration="web"/>
<endpoint address="mex" binding="mexHttpBinding" bindingConfiguration="" name="mexEndPoint" contract="IMetadataExchange"/>
</service>
</services>
<behaviors>
<serviceBehaviors>
<behavior name="WCFTest3_Behavior">
<!-- To avoid disclosing metadata information, set the values below to false before deployment -->
<serviceMetadata httpGetEnabled="false" />
<!-- To receive exception details in faults for debugging purposes, set the value below to true. Set to false before deployment to avoid disclosing exception information -->
<serviceDebug includeExceptionDetailInFaults="true"/>
</behavior>
</serviceBehaviors>
<endpointBehaviors>
<behavior name="web">
<webHttp />
</behavior>
</endpointBehaviors>
</behaviors>
<bindings>
<webHttpBinding>
<binding name="webHttpEndpointBinding">
<security mode="Transport">
<transport clientCredentialType="Windows" />
</security>
</binding>
</webHttpBinding>
</bindings>
<protocolMapping>
<add binding="webHttpBinding" scheme="http" />
</protocolMapping>
<serviceHostingEnvironment aspNetCompatibilityEnabled="true" multipleSiteBindingsEnabled="true"/>
</system.serviceModel>
<system.webServer>
<modules runAllManagedModulesForAllRequests="true"/>
<!--
To browse web app root directory during debugging, set the value below to true.
Set to false before deployment to avoid disclosing web app folder information.
-->
<directoryBrowse enabled="true"/>
</system.webServer>
<connectionStrings>
<add
name="UnikBoligCon"
connectionString="server=??;database=??;user=??;password=??"
providerName="System.Data.SqlClient"
/>
</connectionStrings>
</configuration>
But I get this error:
No base address found that matches the https form for the endpoint with the WebHttpBinding link. Registered base address schemas are [http].
Edit: Oh wait I guess I need to fill in the adress, services in the webconfig now looks like this
<services>
<service behaviorConfiguration="WCFTest3_Behavior" name="WCFTest3.Service1">
<endpoint
address ="http://localhost:58532/Service1.svc"
binding="webHttpBinding"
bindingConfiguration="webHttpEndpointBinding"
name="WCFTest3.Service1"
contract="WCFTest3.IService1"
behaviorConfiguration="web"/>
<endpoint address="mex" binding="mexHttpBinding" bindingConfiguration="" name="mexEndPoint" contract="IMetadataExchange"/>
</service>
</services>
And I've gotten rid of "multipleSiteBindingsEnabled="true"" because it threw an error and I don't think I need it.
Now getting this error though:
The authentication schemes configured on the host (Anonymous) do not allow those configured on the binding WebHttpBinding (“Anonymous”). Please ensure that the SecurityMode is set to Transport or TransportCredentialOnly. Additionally, this may be resolved by changing the authentication schemes for this application through the IIS management tool, through the ServiceHost.Authentication.AuthenticationSchemes property, in the application configuration file at the element, by updating the ClientCredentialType property on the binding, or by adjusting the AuthenticationScheme property on the HttpTransportBindingElement.

I have done something much the same as you described. A WCF service that can be switched (by changing the web.config) to serve Http, NetTCP, or REST. It was easy enough to get Http and NetTCP configs to sit side by side, but I was unable to figure out how to incorporate the REST config with the other two, so I kept them separate (and my requirements didn't call for a REST api, I just wanted to do it anyway).
My Operation Contract is:
[OperationContract]
[
WebInvoke(Method = "GET",
BodyStyle = WebMessageBodyStyle.Wrapped,
RequestFormat = WebMessageFormat.Json,
ResponseFormat = WebMessageFormat.Json,
UriTemplate = "TestMethod/{applicationCode}/?ignoreStatus={ignoreStatus}&logonName={logonName}&userProfileId={userProfileId}")
]
String TestMethod(String applicationCode, Boolean ignoreStatus = false, String logonName = "", String userProfileId = "");
Which can be called via a Url (tested using an Internet Browser).
http://localhost/JayVServerV2/DataAccess/DataAccess.svc/TestMethod/Tom?ignoreStatus=true&logonName=JayV&userProfileId
The most important part of the solution was getting the Web.Config setup correctly. So, I have included the whole of my Web.Config for you to see how I did it.
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<configuration>
<system.web>
<compilation debug="true" targetFramework="4.5.2"/>
<httpRuntime targetFramework="4.5"/>
<authentication mode="Windows"/>
<authorization>
<allow users="*"/>
</authorization>
<identity impersonate="false"/>
</system.web>
<system.serviceModel>
<services>
<service behaviorConfiguration="JayVServer_Behavior" name="JayVServerV2.DataAccess.DataAccess">
<endpoint
address =""
binding="webHttpBinding"
bindingConfiguration="webHttpEndpointBinding"
name="RestJayVServerV2.DataAccess.DataAccess"
contract="DataServerV2.DAtaAccess.IDataAccess"
behaviorConfiguration="web"/>
<endpoint address="mex" binding="mexHttpBinding" bindingConfiguration="" name="mexEndPoint" contract="IMetadataExchange"/>
</service>
</services>
<behaviors>
<serviceBehaviors>
<behavior name="JayVServer_Behavior">
<!-- To avoid disclosing metadata information, set the values below to false before deployment -->
<serviceMetadata httpGetEnabled="true" httpsGetEnabled="true"/>
<!-- To receive exception details in faults for debugging purposes, set the value below to true. Set to false before deployment to avoid disclosing exception information -->
<serviceDebug includeExceptionDetailInFaults="true"/>
</behavior>
</serviceBehaviors>
<endpointBehaviors>
<behavior name="web">
<webHttp />
</behavior>
</endpointBehaviors>
</behaviors>
<bindings>
<webHttpBinding>
<binding name="webHttpEndpointBinding">
<security mode="TransportCredentialOnly">
<transport clientCredentialType="Windows" />
</security>
</binding>
</webHttpBinding>
</bindings>
<protocolMapping>
<add binding="webHttpBinding" scheme="http" />
</protocolMapping>
<serviceHostingEnvironment aspNetCompatibilityEnabled="true" multipleSiteBindingsEnabled="true"/>
</system.serviceModel>
<system.webServer>
<modules runAllManagedModulesForAllRequests="true"/>
<directoryBrowse enabled="true"/>
</system.webServer>
</configuration>

WCF REST Endpoint

I am developing a WCF and I want it to be called by both ways SOAP/REST.
Now I am able to get response by SOAP but unable to call the same WCF by JSON request.
IService1.cs
[OperationContract]
[FaultContract(typeof(CustomException))]
[WebInvoke(Method = "POST", UriTemplate = "/Validateuser",
RequestFormat = WebMessageFormat.Xml | WebMessageFormat.Json, ResponseFormat = WebMessageFormat.Xml | WebMessageFormat.Json)]
ResponsetoCustomer Validateuser(ValidateCustomerInput validate);
Web.config
<system.serviceModel>
<services>
<service name="TractorMitraIntegration.IService1" behaviorConfiguration="ServBehave">
<!--Endpoint for SOAP-->
<endpoint
address="soapService"
binding="basicHttpBinding"
contract="TractorMitraIntegration.IService1"/>
<!--Endpoint for REST-->
<endpoint
address="XMLService"
binding="webHttpBinding"
behaviorConfiguration="restPoxBehavior"
contract="TractorMitraIntegration.IService1"/>
</service>
</services>
<behaviors>
<serviceBehaviors>
<behavior name="ServBehave">
<serviceMetadata httpGetEnabled="true" httpsGetEnabled="true" />
<serviceDebug includeExceptionDetailInFaults="true"/>
</behavior>
<behavior>
<!-- To avoid disclosing metadata information, set the values below to false before deployment -->
<serviceMetadata httpGetEnabled="true" httpsGetEnabled="true"/>
<!-- To receive exception details in faults for debugging purposes, set the value below to true. Set to false before deployment to avoid disclosing exception information -->
<serviceDebug includeExceptionDetailInFaults="false"/>
</behavior>
</serviceBehaviors>
<endpointBehaviors>
<!--Behavior for the REST endpoint for Help enability-->
<behavior name="restPoxBehavior">
<webHttp helpEnabled="true"/>
</behavior>
</endpointBehaviors>
</behaviors>
<protocolMapping>
<add binding="basicHttpsBinding" scheme="https"/>
</protocolMapping>
<serviceHostingEnvironment aspNetCompatibilityEnabled="true" multipleSiteBindingsEnabled="true"/>
Below error I am facing,
Cannot process the message because the content type 'application/json' was not the expected type 'text/xml; charset=utf-8'
Please help!

You probably need defaultOutgoingResponseFormat="Json":
<behavior name="restPoxBehavior">
<webHttp helpEnabled="true" defaultOutgoingResponseFormat="Json" />
</behavior>

You cannot support both soap and rest for the same endpoint.
See this REST / SOAP endpoints for a WCF service for how to.

error service metadata is not available while trying to run WCF service

My web.config for WCF service looks like below
<configuration>
<system.web>
<compilation debug="true" targetFramework="4.0" />
</system.web>
<system.serviceModel>
<services>
<service name="WcfService1.Service1">
<endpoint address="" binding="basicHttpBinding"
bindingConfiguration="" name="service1Endpoint"
contract="WcfService1.IService1" />
<endpoint address=""
behaviorConfiguration="WcfService1.AjaxAspNetAjaxBehavior"
binding="" contract="WcfService1.IService1" />
</service>
</services>
<bindings>
<basicHttpBinding>
<binding name="service1Endpoint" />
</basicHttpBinding>
<webHttpBinding>
<binding name="webHttpBinding" />
</webHttpBinding>
</bindings>
<client>
<endpoint address="http://localhost:2393/Service1.svc"
binding="basicHttpBinding"
bindingConfiguration="service1Endpoint"
contract="ServiceReference1.IService1"
name="service1Endpoint" />
<endpoint address="http://localhost:2393/Service1.svc"
behaviorConfiguration="WcfService1.AjaxAspNetAjaxBehavior"
binding="webHttpBinding" contract="ServiceReference1.IService1"
/>
</client>
<behaviors>
<serviceBehaviors>
<behavior>
<!-- To avoid disclosing metadata information, set the value below to
false and remove the metadata endpoint above before deployment -->
<serviceMetadata httpGetEnabled="true"/>
<!-- To receive exception details in faults for debugging purposes,
set the value below to true. Set to false before deployment to avoid
disclosing exception information -->
<serviceDebug includeExceptionDetailInFaults="false"/>
</behavior>
</serviceBehaviors>
<endpointBehaviors>
<behavior name="WcfService1.AjaxAspNetAjaxBehavior">
<enableWebScript />
<webHttp/>
</behavior>
</endpointBehaviors>
</behaviors>
<serviceHostingEnvironment multipleSiteBindingsEnabled="true" />
</system.serviceModel>
<system.webServer>
<modules runAllManagedModulesForAllRequests="true"/>
</system.webServer>
</configuration>
I have another simple aspx page created to test whether service is accessible or not. But when I am trying to run this service error displayed is Failed to add a service. Service metadata may not be accessible. Make sure your service is running and exposing metadata. Can anyone tell me how to resolve this error.
Thanks in advance.
My web service and contract is as below
namespace WcfService1
{
[AspNetCompatibilityRequirements(RequirementsMode =
AspNetCompatibilityRequirementsMode.Allowed)]
public class Service1 : IService1
{
public string GetData(int value)
{
return string.Format("You entered: {0}", value);
}
}
}
Contract looks like below
namespace WcfService1
{
[ServiceContract]
public interface IService1
{
[OperationContract]
[WebInvoke(Method = "POST", BodyStyle = WebMessageBodyStyle.Wrapped,
ResponseFormat = WebMessageFormat.Json)]
string GetData(int value);
}
}

You need a mex service endpoint to allow metadata to be exposed. Add a new endpoint under service node like:
<endpoint address="mex" binding="mexHttpBinding" name="MetadataEndpoint"
contract="IMetadataExchange" />
Read more about Metadata Exchange Endpoint here:
http://www.wcftutorial.net/Metadata-Exchange-Endpoint.aspx

WCF service inside a Web application is not working through RESTCLIENT?

I have added a RESTful WCF service inside a Web application(Righclicked solution and added WCF service) and while running it is exposing the url as svcutil.exe http://localhost:62783/Service1.svc?wsdl but i have tried calling that service UriTemplate from a RESTCLIENT like http://localhost:62783/AuthenticateUser it is throwing an error like
HTTP 404. The resource you are looking for (or one of its dependencies) could have been removed, had its name changed, or is temporarily unavailable. Please review the following URL and make sure that it is spelled correctly.
But if i create a seperate RESTful WCF service and calling from a RESTCLIENT is working fine.Here is my code
[OperationContract]
string AuthenticateUser1();
and
[WebInvoke(UriTemplate = "/AuthenticateUser", Method = "GET", BodyStyle = WebMessageBodyStyle.Bare, ResponseFormat = WebMessageFormat.Json)]
public string AuthenticateUser1()
{
return string.Format("Token {0}", new Guid().ToString());
}
and config
<system.serviceModel>
<behaviors>
<serviceBehaviors>
<behavior name="">
<serviceMetadata httpGetEnabled="true" />
<serviceDebug includeExceptionDetailInFaults="false" />
</behavior>
</serviceBehaviors>
</behaviors>
<serviceHostingEnvironment multipleSiteBindingsEnabled="true" />
</system.serviceModel>
Any suggestion??

Based on your posted config, you have a default endpoint for SOAP of basicHttpBinding, which is (by default) mapped to the http scheme. I've done very little with REST, but I believe you will need to add an endpoint using webHttpBinding to do REST, and most likely the URL will need to be http://localhost:62783/Service1.svc/AuthenticateUser (note the inclusion of the service file), though I'm not 100% sure on that one.
To add a REST endpoint, do something like this in your service's config file:
<system.serviceModel>
<behaviors>
<serviceBehaviors>
<behavior name="">
<serviceMetadata httpGetEnabled="true" />
<serviceDebug includeExceptionDetailInFaults="false" />
</behavior>
</serviceBehaviors>
<!-- Added for REST -->
<endpointBehaviors>
<behavior name="REST">
<webHttp />
</behavior>
</endpointBehaviors>
</behaviors>
<!-- REST endpoint -->
<endpoint address="" binding="webHttpBinding"
contract="<contract name with namespace>"
behaviorConfiguration="REST">
<serviceHostingEnvironment multipleSiteBindingsEnabled="true" />
</system.serviceModel>
Again, REST is not my strong point, but this should hopefully get you pointed in the right direction at least.

WCF Testing Client giving right results but not when executed in Chrome

I'm trying to build my first WCF service. I've got the following behavior now.
When I run my WCF service, I can send in input and get the right results in Testing Client.
When I type http://localhost:12345/Service1.svc into Chrome, I get a page.
Clicking on svcutil.exe http://localhost:12345/Service1.svc?wsdl gives me an XML.
However, when I type http://localhost:12345/Service1.svc/test/13, I only get an empty response. There's nothing in there but <body> with a <pre>. What can I be doing wrong and how do i resolve it? (Keep in mind that I'm a rookie at this.) Once I'll get the behavior working the way I want (so I can see the right result in the browser) I'll be producing either REST or JSON data in XML format (if that's of any importance).
From this discussion I got this.
namespace WcfService1
{
[ServiceContract]
public interface IService1
{
[OperationContract]
[WebGet(UriTemplate = "/test/{indata}",
ResponseFormat = WebMessageFormat.Xml)]
String Ping(String indata);
}
}
As can be seen in this question my implementation is as follows.
namespace WcfService1
{
public class Service1 : IService1
{
public string Ping(String indata)
{
return "Pong " + indata;
}
}
}
The suggested web.config didn't work so I've tried to publish metadata (whatever that is) using the pointers in this article in combination with this discussion. My configuration file look pretty much as the one in the latter link (except that I've removed the diagnostic part).

I believe that the WCF testing client operates on SOAP. It tests more the fact that you're serving something, than that you're serving what you'd like to get.
The empty body you're getting is, according to my experience, nothing but an error message. However, under some circumstances, such as cross domain calls (not sure if it's the correct name nor if it's the full list of possible issues), when you work with e.g. XDomainRequest object in JavaScript (as opposed to the usual XmlHttpRequest), the response being empty is a result of an error message.
Did you try to check for the status code? Is it 200 OK or something (much) larger?
I believe that you've asked a similar question on Social MSDN and that There was some confusion as how to form the code. Let me recap the highlights below.
Web.config
<configuration>
<system.web>
<compilation debug="true" targetFramework="4.0" />
</system.web>
<system.serviceModel>
<services>
...
</services>
<behaviors>
</behaviors>
</system.serviceModel>
</configuration>
services - contents of the tag describing the service's nature
<service name="DemoRest.RestService"
behaviorConfiguration="ServiceBehavior">
<endpoint address="" binding="webHttpBinding"
contract="DemoRest.IRestService"
behaviorConfiguration="web"></endpoint>
</service>
behaviors - contents of the tag describing the behavior of the service and the end-point
<serviceBehaviors>
<behavior name="ServiceBehavior">
<serviceMetadata httpGetEnabled="true"/>
<serviceDebug includeExceptionDetailInFaults="true"/>
</behavior>
</serviceBehaviors>
<endpointBehaviors>
<behavior name="web">
<webHttp/>
</behavior>
</endpointBehaviors>
Now the response can be retrieved using the following URL.
localhost/Service1.svc/inputData

You can try following:
Mark service implementation with ServiceBehaviour attribute
[ServiceBehavior(AddressFilterMode = AddressFilterMode.Any)]
public class Service1 : IService1
Inside the web.config add/modify following preserving existing data:
<services>
<service name="WcfService1.Service1">
<endpoint binding="webHttpBinding" contract="WcfService1.IService1" />
</service>
</services>
<behaviors>
<endpointBehaviors>
<behavior>
<webHttp />
</behavior>
</endpointBehaviors>
...
</behaviors>
These steps makes it working.

To Get REST working using the dot net framework 4 simplified configuration, your web.config needs to contain the following:
<system.serviceModel>
<!-- 1) Specify webHttp as an endpoint behavior -->
<behaviors>
<endpointBehaviors>
<behavior >
<webHttp/>
</behavior>
</endpointBehaviors>
</behaviors>
<!-- 2) Setup a protocol mapping to allow the service to be accessed via webHttp-->
<protocolMapping>
<add scheme="http" binding="webHttpBinding"/>
</protocolMapping>
</system.serviceModel>
To get the output without all the xml in the browser, add this:
<!-- Configure the webHttp standard endpoint -->
<standardEndpoints>
<webHttpEndpoint>
<standardEndpoint helpEnabled="true" automaticFormatSelectionEnabled="true" />
</webHttpEndpoint>
</standardEndpoints>
To allow access to the service metadata (needed to create proxies easily), add this to the behaviours element:
<serviceBehaviors>
<behavior name="">
<serviceMetadata httpGetEnabled="true" />
</behavior>
</serviceBehaviors>
Personally I prefer the old style configuration where you explicitly configure the endpoints, which would look like this:
<system.serviceModel>
<services>
<service name="WcfService1.Service1">
<endpoint address="" binding="webHttpBinding" contract="WcfService1.IService1" behaviorConfiguration="webHttpBehavior"/>
</service>
</services>
<behaviors>
<endpointBehaviors>
<behavior name="webHttpBehavior">
<webHttp automaticFormatSelectionEnabled="true"/>
</behavior>
</endpointBehaviors>
</behaviors>
</system.serviceModel>
Finally, you can use the WCF Service Configuration Editor to do the configuration using a gui. You can find it on the tools menu of Visual Studio. Once open, open the web.config for your project with it and start editing.