Comments on: Custom errors and error detail policy in ASP.NET Web API http://lostechies.com/jimmybogard/2012/04/18/custom-errors-and-error-detail-policy-in-asp-net-web-api/ Strong opinions, weakly held Sun, 19 May 2013 03:22:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Matt Scully http://lostechies.com/jimmybogard/2012/04/18/custom-errors-and-error-detail-policy-in-asp-net-web-api/#comment-5620 Matt Scully Wed, 06 Mar 2013 18:10:00 +0000 http://lostechies.com/jimmybogard/2012/04/18/custom-errors-and-error-detail-policy-in-asp-net-web-api/#comment-5620 I came across this post trying to track down how to get exception details in Web API responses. I thought it worth noting that, as of the official Web API release, this behavior was changed such that Web API _does_ default to the customErrors ASP.NET configuration. If the Web API IncludeErrorDetailPolicy is set to Default, then the ASP.NET customErrors setting is used. If customErrors is not set, the default will be LocalOnly. See the "official documentation" (the code) here: http://aspnetwebstack.codeplex.com/SourceControl/changeset/view/7825aa4e5b67#src/System.Web.Http/HttpConfiguration.cs (Search for "ShouldIncludeErrorDetail") I came across this post trying to track down how to get exception details in Web API responses. I thought it worth noting that, as of the official Web API release, this behavior was changed such that Web API _does_ default to the customErrors ASP.NET configuration. If the Web API IncludeErrorDetailPolicy is set to Default, then the ASP.NET customErrors setting is used. If customErrors is not set, the default will be LocalOnly.

See the “official documentation” (the code) here:

http://aspnetwebstack.codeplex.com/SourceControl/changeset/view/7825aa4e5b67#src/System.Web.Http/HttpConfiguration.cs
(Search for “ShouldIncludeErrorDetail”)

]]> By: Anonymous http://lostechies.com/jimmybogard/2012/04/18/custom-errors-and-error-detail-policy-in-asp-net-web-api/#comment-4584 Anonymous Thu, 03 May 2012 12:47:00 +0000 http://lostechies.com/jimmybogard/2012/04/18/custom-errors-and-error-detail-policy-in-asp-net-web-api/#comment-4584 Ha, that's much easier than my way, which was unlocking each status code at a time. Thanks! Ha, that’s much easier than my way, which was unlocking each status code at a time. Thanks!

]]> By: Jan Ove S. Olsen http://lostechies.com/jimmybogard/2012/04/18/custom-errors-and-error-detail-policy-in-asp-net-web-api/#comment-4581 Jan Ove S. Olsen Thu, 03 May 2012 08:36:00 +0000 http://lostechies.com/jimmybogard/2012/04/18/custom-errors-and-error-detail-policy-in-asp-net-web-api/#comment-4581 Also, when hosting  ASP.NET WebAPI  in IIS, add the following to web.config to makes IIS not eat the body of your custom error responses. If you're running IIS7/7.5 on a "security hardened" server, you'll need to run the following commands to "unlock" that config section: cd C:WindowsSystem32inetsrv appcmd unlock config /section:httpErrors See details here: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2345532/turn-iis7-http-error-handling-off Regards,  Jan Ove Also, when hosting  ASP.NET WebAPI  in IIS, add the following to web.config to makes IIS not eat the body of your custom error responses.

If you’re running IIS7/7.5 on a “security hardened” server, you’ll need to run the following commands to “unlock” that config section:

cd C:WindowsSystem32inetsrv

appcmd unlock config /section:httpErrors

See details here: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2345532/turn-iis7-http-error-handling-off

Regards, 
Jan Ove

]]> By: Jalpesh Vadgama http://lostechies.com/jimmybogard/2012/04/18/custom-errors-and-error-detail-policy-in-asp-net-web-api/#comment-4575 Jalpesh Vadgama Wed, 02 May 2012 15:58:00 +0000 http://lostechies.com/jimmybogard/2012/04/18/custom-errors-and-error-detail-policy-in-asp-net-web-api/#comment-4575 Nice work!! Would love to see more post from you on asp.net mvc 4.0 Nice work!! Would love to see more post from you on asp.net mvc 4.0

]]> By: Another Tiny Contribution to WebApiContrib | Headspring http://lostechies.com/jimmybogard/2012/04/18/custom-errors-and-error-detail-policy-in-asp-net-web-api/#comment-4564 Another Tiny Contribution to WebApiContrib | Headspring Mon, 30 Apr 2012 18:17:32 +0000 http://lostechies.com/jimmybogard/2012/04/18/custom-errors-and-error-detail-policy-in-asp-net-web-api/#comment-4564 [...] went ahead and took Jimmy’s blog post and turned it into code so it could be used straight from NuGet. If you are ever wanting to give [...] [...] went ahead and took Jimmy’s blog post and turned it into code so it could be used straight from NuGet. If you are ever wanting to give [...]

]]> By: Anonymous http://lostechies.com/jimmybogard/2012/04/18/custom-errors-and-error-detail-policy-in-asp-net-web-api/#comment-4558 Anonymous Fri, 20 Apr 2012 15:45:00 +0000 http://lostechies.com/jimmybogard/2012/04/18/custom-errors-and-error-detail-policy-in-asp-net-web-api/#comment-4558 Ha, weird that it was closed. I added a comment with some more links. Ha, weird that it was closed. I added a comment with some more links.

]]> By: Martin Hansen http://lostechies.com/jimmybogard/2012/04/18/custom-errors-and-error-detail-policy-in-asp-net-web-api/#comment-4557 Martin Hansen Fri, 20 Apr 2012 15:21:00 +0000 http://lostechies.com/jimmybogard/2012/04/18/custom-errors-and-error-detail-policy-in-asp-net-web-api/#comment-4557 Thanks for answering the problem I had here: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/10243754/asp-net-web-api-returns-non-descriptive-error-500  Thanks for answering the problem I had here: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/10243754/asp-net-web-api-returns-non-descriptive-error-500 

]]> By: Jimmy Bogard http://lostechies.com/jimmybogard/2012/04/18/custom-errors-and-error-detail-policy-in-asp-net-web-api/#comment-4556 Jimmy Bogard Fri, 20 Apr 2012 13:20:00 +0000 http://lostechies.com/jimmybogard/2012/04/18/custom-errors-and-error-detail-policy-in-asp-net-web-api/#comment-4556 We thought about it, and will likely put that in place. But for quick debugging, it was confusing that this setting just didn't work. We thought about it, and will likely put that in place. But for quick debugging, it was confusing that this setting just didn’t work.

]]> By: TheRedCircuit http://lostechies.com/jimmybogard/2012/04/18/custom-errors-and-error-detail-policy-in-asp-net-web-api/#comment-4555 TheRedCircuit Fri, 20 Apr 2012 01:46:00 +0000 http://lostechies.com/jimmybogard/2012/04/18/custom-errors-and-error-detail-policy-in-asp-net-web-api/#comment-4555 I was thinking, would it be easier to use elmah? I was thinking, would it be easier to use elmah?

]]> By: Anonymous http://lostechies.com/jimmybogard/2012/04/18/custom-errors-and-error-detail-policy-in-asp-net-web-api/#comment-4554 Anonymous Thu, 19 Apr 2012 18:49:00 +0000 http://lostechies.com/jimmybogard/2012/04/18/custom-errors-and-error-detail-policy-in-asp-net-web-api/#comment-4554 Will do! Will do!

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