ASP.NET Core Default debugging launch URL

Question

When using the ASP.NET Core Web API template, the default debugging start up URL is somehow set to api/values. Where is this default configured and how do I change it?

Kolappan N · Accepted Answer · 2019-01-23 08:44:09Z

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There was very little documentation that I could find regarding where this start up URL was declared. There is a brief mention of it in this blog post on MSDN. I eventually stumbled upon it in the launchSettings.json file under the Properties node of the project as shown below:

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Here are the contents of this file:

{
  "profiles": {
    "IIS Express": {
      "commandName" : "IISExpress",
      "launchBrowser": true,
      "launchUrl": "api/values",
      "environmentVariables" : {
        "ASPNET_ENV": "Development"
      }
    }
  }
}

You can change the launchURL to your desired default route.

edited Jan 23, 2019 at 8:44

Kolappan N

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Urasquirrel Over a year ago

Adding this to the specific application launch settings I'm using worked e.g. I have profiles a different profile under profiles that I use.

Nick Over a year ago

More documentation about it here learn.microsoft.com/en-us/aspnet/core/fundamentals/…

Simon_Weaver Over a year ago

For any Blazor users, make sure you're editing the correct launchSettings file. There is one for the Client and Server projects.

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