WEB API 2 Delete returns 405

Question

I\'m trying to do create a delete function in my web API class. I had problems earlier with using the Put and Patch Http messages since these were being linked to WebDAV. After

Answer 1

Also wanted to add another answer that someone told me about:

If you have this in your route config:

config.Routes.MapHttpRoute(
                name: "DefaultApi",
                routeTemplate: "api/{controller}/{id}",
                defaults: new { id = RouteParameter.Optional }
            );

Your id should always be called id and cannot be named something else:

This doesn't work

//api/account/useridvalue
[Authorize]
[HttpDelete]
public IHttpActionResult Delete(string whatEverYourNameis){
     //Do delete logic here
     Return Ok();
}

This does

//api/account/useridvalue
[Authorize]
[HttpDelete]
public IHttpActionResult Delete(string id){
     //Do delete logic here
     Return Ok();
}