ASP.NET WebApi how to route the controller to a different name -

have basic thing - need expose post api such mobile/api/pswdrec wanna bind passwordcontroller avoid dull name.

it's webapi areas , i'm trying both attribute routing , maphttproute. neither works far.

public class passwordcontroller : mobileapicontrollerbase {     //[route("api/mobile/pswdrec/")]     public restresponsemessage post(usercredentialsmodel credentials)     {         return restresponsemessage.ok();     } } 

checked client side , requests proper json requests. it's starting work when change name of controller pswdreccontroller.

is there other way "rename" controller?

working on mvc years stuck on simple issue :) helping out ;)

edit:

public class mobileapiarearegistration : arearegistration  {     private static iwindsorcontainer _container = new windsorcontainer();      public override string areaname     {                  {             return "mobileapi";         }     }      public override void registerarea(arearegistrationcontext context)      {         context.routes.maphttproute(             name: "mobileapidefault",             routetemplate: "api/mobile/{controller}/{id}",             defaults: new { controller = "expenses", id = routeparameter.optional }         );     }      public static void setupwebapi(httpconfiguration configuration)     {/* javascript serizlizer setup */} }   public static class webapiconfig {     public static void register(httpconfiguration config)     {         mobileapiarearegistration.setupwebapi(config);     }      public static void setupwindsorcontainer(iwindsorcontainer container)     {         mobileapiarearegistration.setupwindsorcontainer(container);         webapiarearegistration.setupwindsorcontainer(container);     } }   public class webapiapplication : httpapplication {     private static readonly iwindsorcontainer _container = new windsorcontainer();      protected void application_start()     {         arearegistration.registerallareas();         globalconfiguration.configure(webapiconfig.register);         filterconfig.registerglobalfilters(globalfilters.filters);         routeconfig.registerroutes(routetable.routes);         bundleconfig.registerbundles(bundletable.bundles);          initializewindsorcontainer();         //initializeexceptionfilters();     } } 

nothing special can't make work. when use original names of controllers it's shinning star :)

solution: well, problem in precedence of routers, config "api/mobile/pswdrec/{id}" should've been placed before default router. still can't working attribute routing.

you scenario should work attribute routing without having changing name pswdreccontroller. sure using route attribute system.web.http namespace?