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Asked: 2026-05-11T02:47:13+00:00

I just noticed while creating a RESTful WCF service that the Method parameter on

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I just noticed while creating a RESTful WCF service that the Method parameter on the WebInvoke attribute is case sensitive (CAPS required).

So,

[WebInvoke(Method = 'Delete')]

is not equal to

[WebInvoke(Method = 'DELETE')]

This mistake was causing a ProtocolException:

System.ServiceModel.ProtocolException: The remote server returned an unexpected response: (405) Method Not Allowed.

I was wondering is there a set of constants in the .NET framework that I should be using in place of ‘DELETE’ in the above example. I could of course define my own set of constants, but if feels like something that probably exists in the framework and I am just missing it.

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  1. A bit indirect, but there are System.Net.WebRequestMethods.Http constants:

    public const string Connect = 'CONNECT'; public const string Get = 'GET'; public const string Head = 'HEAD'; public const string MkCol = 'MKCOL'; public const string Post = 'POST'; public const string Put = 'PUT';

    but no ‘DELETE’ – suggest you make your own…

    Annoyingly, there is a System.Web.HttpVerb, but it is internal, so not usable – and it is an enum, so to use the name in an attribute you’d need a bit of hackery.

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