asp.net mvc - RouteLink to an API controller not working in MVC 4 with areas -

i use link in view point apicontroller in area. i've tried different kinds of registration. i've tried different overloads of routelink. no success. independent how register , how try link, ~/ returned.

registrations:

        var route1 = context.routes.maphttproute(             "ipixdictionary_api1",             "ipixdic/api/{controller}/{action}/{id}",             new { id = routeparameter.optional },             new[] { "wingd.appcenter.areas.ipixdictionary.controllers" });          var route2 = context.routes.maphttproute(             "ipixdictionary_api2",             "ipixdic/api/{controller}/{action}/{id}",             new { id = routeparameter.optional },             new[] { "wingd.appcenter.areas.ipixdictionary.controllers" });         if (route2.datatokens == null)         {             route2.datatokens = new routevaluedictionary();         }         route2.datatokens.add("area", context.areaname); 

used routelink overloads:

        @html.routelink("test11", "ipixdictionary_api1", new { httproute = true, controller = "enginesapi" })         @html.routelink("test12", "ipixdictionary_api1", new { httproute = true, controller = "enginesapi" }, null)         @html.routelink("test13", "ipixdictionary_api1", new { httproute = true, controller = "enginesapi", area = "ipixdictionary" })         @html.routelink("test14", "ipixdictionary_api1", new { httproute = true, controller = "enginesapi", area = "ipixdictionary" }, null)         <br />         @html.routelink("test21", "ipixdictionary_api2", new { httproute = true, controller = "enginesapi" })         @html.routelink("test22", "ipixdictionary_api2", new { httproute = true, controller = "enginesapi" }, null)         @html.routelink("test23", "ipixdictionary_api2", new { httproute = true, controller = "enginesapi", area = "ipixdictionary" })         @html.routelink("test24", "ipixdictionary_api2", new { httproute = true, controller = "enginesapi", area = "ipixdictionary" }, null)         <br /> 

everything works fine without areas, won't work areas.

any ideas?

found solution. api controller not need action in registration :-)

so following solution:

context.route.maphttproute(             "ipixdictionary_api",             "ipixdic/api/{controller}/{id}",             new { id = routeparameter.optional });  @html.routelink("json", "ipixdictionary_api", new { httproute = true, controller = "enginesapi" })