When the Web API creates a resource, it should include the URI of the new resource in the Location header of the response.
public Product PostProduct(Product item)
{
item = repository.Add(item);
return item;
}Figure: Bad example – The response does not contain a reference to the location of the new resource
public HttpResponseMessage PostProduct(Product item)
{
item = repository.Add(item);
var response = Request.CreateResponse(HttpStatusCode.Created, item);
string uri = Url.Link("DefaultApi", new { id = item.Id });
response.Headers.Location = new Uri(uri);
return response;
}Figure: Good example – The response message contains a link in the header to the created resource (plus the “Created” status code is returned)
