How do I configure the buffer size and max message size in the ASP.NET Web API

Question

We used to have these properties in the WCF Web API configuration.

            MaxBufferSize = int.MaxValue,
            MaxReceivedMessageSize = int.MaxValue,

Answer 1

I solve this problem making a dynamic binding before like this

BasicHttpBinding bind = new BasicHttpBinding();
bind.OpenTimeout = bind.CloseTimeout = bind.SendTimeout = bind.ReceiveTimeout = new TimeSpan(0, 30, 0);
bind.MaxBufferSize = int.MaxValue;
bind.MaxReceivedMessageSize = int.MaxValue;

Answer 2

If you're self-hosting, it's part of the HttpSelfHostConfiguration class: MSDN Documentation of the HttpSelfHostConfiguration class

It would be used like this:

var config = new HttpSelfHostConfiguration(baseAddress);
config.MaxReceivedMessageSize = int.MaxValue;
config.MaxBufferSize = int.MaxValue;