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How can an API controller be added to a project with existing MVC (non-API) controllers?

Problem:
I've created a very basic "hello world" MVC project with only one model, view, and controller. When I attempt to add the API controller (not using scaffolding), I can't get using System.Web.Http; to show in IntelliSense. using System.Web will show up, but the .Http part is not available. What do I need to do or change?

Details:
I'm using VS2013 Express on a Win7 machine.

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MVC4: stackoverflow.com/questions/11990036/… –  David Tansey Nov 15 '14 at 14:19
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MVC5: stackoverflow.com/questions/22401403/… –  David Tansey Nov 15 '14 at 14:20
    
@DavidTansey that pointed in the right direction, thank you. –  Aaron Thomas Nov 15 '14 at 14:39

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David Tansey pointed in the right direction with his comments, but after researching there's more to this than I realized as a beginner.

First, this wasn't available in the using statement because I didn't have a reference for system.web.http in my project. Digging further, I found the reference wasn't even available! So, I had to install using NuGet Package Manager Console Powershell.

In powershell, I can't just do install-package System.Web.Http. That package doesn't exist. But, thanks to one answer that David Tansey's comments pointed to, I noticed I could do install-package microsoft.aspnet.webapi. Wonderful! Now System.Web.Http is listed under References in my project, and I can write the using statement in my API controller code: using System.Web.Http;

For a beginner like me, a lot of steps to go through, and a lot of material to comprehend, to get started.

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are you using webapi2? owin?? –  entre Nov 16 '14 at 8:49

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