Web Api multiple get with same signature routing

Question

I\'m building a web api that has multiple get/post calls that have the same signatures. Now I know that in the case of multiple identical calls, you generally have 2 options

Answer 1

Here's the answer I found and it does pretty much exactly what I wanted:

        config.Routes.MapHttpRoute(
            name: "VenuesAllOrStream",
            routeTemplate: "api/Racing/{action}",
            defaults: new { controller = "Racing", action = "Venues" },
            constraints: new { action = "Venues|All|Streaming" }
        );

        config.Routes.MapHttpRoute(
            name: "VenueOrVideo",
            routeTemplate: "api/Racing/{venue}/{action}",
            defaults: new { controller = "Racing", action = "RaceNumbers" },
            constraints: new { action = "RaceNumbers|Video" }
        );

        config.Routes.MapHttpRoute(
            name: "ProgramOrMtp",
            routeTemplate: "api/Racing/{venue}/{race}/{action}",
            defaults: new { controller = "Racing", action = "Program" },
            constraints: new { action = "Program|Mtp", race = @"\d+" }
        );

It is important that the VenuesAllOrStream is first as otherwise the VenueOrVideo picks up the route. I most likely will extract out the action constraints into enums later.

Brief note : Setting the action default allows for the route to basically make it an optional parameter. So each route works without the {action} actually being set.