ASP.NET Web API resource not found error

Question

I have added a Api Controller in my asp.net mvc5 web project, along with other controllers...i am contstantly getting resource not found error. please point out mistakes i might be making...

following is my Register method for WebApi routes

    public static void Register(HttpConfiguration config)
    {
        config.MapHttpAttributeRoutes();

        config.Routes.MapHttpRoute(
            name: "DefaultApi",
            routeTemplate: "api/{controller}/{id}",
            defaults: new { id = RouteParameter.Optional }
        );
    }

here is the Global.asax.cs

 protected void Application_Start()
    {
        AreaRegistration.RegisterAllAreas();
        FilterConfig.RegisterGlobalFilters(GlobalFilters.Filters);
        RouteConfig.RegisterRoutes(RouteTable.Routes);
        BundleConfig.RegisterBundles(BundleTable.Bundles);
        //GlobalConfiguration.Configure(WebApiConfig.Register);

        WebApiConfig.Register(GlobalConfiguration.Configuration);
    }

here is my Api controller class

public class SearchController : ApiController
{
    public IEnumerable<string> GetSearch()
    {
        return new string[] { "value1", "value2" };
    }
}

"http://sukhdev.com/api/search" is the url scheme i use to call web api, but it persistenly "The resource cannot be found."

Answer 1

Why did you commented //GlobalConfiguration.Configure(WebApiConfig.Register);

protected void Application_Start()
    {
        AreaRegistration.RegisterAllAreas();
        FilterConfig.RegisterGlobalFilters(GlobalFilters.Filters);
        GlobalConfiguration.Configure(WebApiConfig.Register);
        RouteConfig.RegisterRoutes(RouteTable.Routes);
        BundleConfig.RegisterBundles(BundleTable.Bundles);



    }