WCF and HTTP GET

Question

My WCF service exposes this function ``` public SerialNumberInfo GetSerialNumberInfo(string serialNumber) { } ``` Is there a way to enable HTTP GET on my WCF service? Example: ``` http://localhost:8004/MyService/GetSerialNumberInfo?serialNumber=4 ```

Accepted Answer

yes, you need to use the `webHttpBinding` on your WCF service.

See the WCF REST Starter Kit for more information on REST Support in WCF.

- REST in WCF

- Overview of REST in WCF

- Series of screencasts on how to use REST in WCF

If you're hosting your service in IIS, you need to create a separate *.svc file for the REST service (let's call it `RESTService.svc`), which contains:

```
<%@ ServiceHost Service="YourServiceName" Language="C#" debug="False"
    Factory="System.ServiceModel.Activation.WebServiceHostFactory" %>
```

Now you should be able to connect to the URL

```
http://localhost:8004/MyService/RESTService.svc
```

and get your data RESTfully.

Marc

WCF and HTTP GET

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