how to return multiple zip files from asp.net web api

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I need to return multiple zip files from web API . I don't want to return all file in one zip file. I want to get all files in single request. please help me how can i do that in asp.net web API

add what you have tried till now by editing the description. — phoenix, Dec 19 '15 at 09:46
Not sure what you want but I'm afraid you cant "download" multiple files in a single request. Each request can download one zip file. What if you return all the zip files download links and them download all of them separately? — jpgrassi, Dec 19 '15 at 12:10

score 0 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:07

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This anwer might give you an idea how to implement this. It is either zip all files together or use JavaScript to open multiple windows for each download.

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answered Dec 19 '15 at 10:16

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 19 '15 at 20:34

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You can use the MIME multipart/mixed to return multiple files in a single request.

You have to implement a custom MediaTypeFormatter to make this work, how you do that is up to you.

The specifications for are available here

answered Dec 19 '15 at 20:34

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how to return multiple zip files from asp.net web api

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