How to use PUT method using AJAX to call WEB API controller

Question

I want to update record in database by using WEB API Controller

// PUT api/Student/5
        [HttpPut]
        public HttpResponseMessage PutStudent(int id, [FromBody]Student student)
        {
        //body
        }

then how should I call this method using jquery ajax put method?

Tanmay Mule · Answer

when im trying to debug my program then at controller's method im getting student parameter value NULL

Pranay Rana · Answer

please check the url you are passing to ajax function is correct i updated in my answer also but you can check at your end and also refer this article : http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/424461/Implementing-Consuming-ASP-NET-WEB-API-from-JQuery

Tanmay Mule · Answer

I got Internal Server Error 500 because of JSON.stringify(student)... even the execution doesn't reach to my controllers method

Pranay Rana · Answer

is that worked for you

Pranay Rana · Answer

you can try like this var student = new Object(); student = { FirtName : 'John' LastName : 'Smith' }; $.ajax( { url: 'api/Student/PutStudent/' + id type: 'Put' contentType : application/json data: JSON.stringify(datasend) dataType: json success: function(result) { // Do something with the result } }); type (default: 'GET') Type: String The type of request to make (e.g. POST GET PUT); default is GET. Check jquery document : http://api.jquery.com/jQuery.ajax/#options for more details