using Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc; namespace MvcSample.Web { [AutoGenerateRouteNames] [Route("api/REST")] public class SimpleRest : Controller { [HttpGet] public string ThisIsAGetMethod() { return "Get method"; } [HttpGet("[action]")] public string GetOtherThing() { // Will be GetOtherThing return (string)ActionContext.RouteData.Values["action"]; } [HttpGet("Link")] public string GenerateLink(string action = null, string controller = null) { return Url.Action(action, controller); } [HttpGet("Link/{name}")] public string GenerateLinkByName(string name = null) { // This action leverages [AutoGenerateRouteNames]. Try a URL like api/Rest/Link/SimpleRest_ThisIsAGetMethod // which matches the auto-generated name for the ThisIsAGetMethod action. return Url.RouteUrl(name); } } }