--- title: Using dynamic WCF service routes | daily.dev description: A walkthrough of building a custom DynamicServiceRoute class that wraps ASP.NET's RouteBase and WCF's ServiceRoute to support route data in WCF service URLs,... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/using-dynamic-wcf-service-routes-0r3p0yxbc twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Using dynamic WCF service routes | daily.dev og:description: A walkthrough of building a custom DynamicServiceRoute class that wraps ASP.NET's RouteBase and WCF's ServiceRoute to support route data in WCF service URLs,... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/using-dynamic-wcf-service-routes-0r3p0yxbc og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/0r3P0yxbC.png og:image:alt: Using dynamic WCF service routes og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Using dynamic WCF service routes **[Maarten Balliauw](https://daily.dev/sources/maartenballiauw)** · 5 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A walkthrough of building a custom DynamicServiceRoute class that wraps ASP.NET's RouteBase and WCF's ServiceRoute to support route data in WCF service URLs, something ServiceRoute lacks natively. The technique allows a single WCF service (such as an OData feed) to be addressed per-customer, e.g. MyService/Contoso vs MyService/AdventureWorks, without requiring multiple hardcoded ServiceRoutes or recompilation. Full code for the constructor, GetRouteData, GetVirtualPath, and GetHttpHandler is provided, along with a downloadable source file. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### How do I make a WCF ServiceRoute support route data like customer name in the URL? Wrap ServiceRoute and ASP.NET's Route/RouteBase in a custom class instead of inheriting ServiceRoute directly, since it is sealed-like and hard to extend. Append a catch-all {*servicePath} parameter to the path prefix, generate a hidden internal virtual path tied to the service type and a GUID, and in GetHttpHandler rewrite the incoming request path to that internal URL before delegating to the inner ServiceRoute's handler. _daily.dev surfaces practical WCF and ASP.NET routing techniques like this for developers wiring up multi-tenant services._ ### Why can't WCF's ServiceRoute handle multiple customer-specific URLs for the same service without recompiling? ServiceRoute, unlike ASP.NET routing, does not support route data, so a single registered route can't map paths like MyService/Contoso and MyService/AdventureWorks to the same service dynamically. Normally this would require creating a separate ServiceRoute per customer, which demands recompilation whenever a new customer is added. _Developers hitting WCF routing limits can find workaround patterns like this through daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Create a WCF Web Service in Visual Studio 2015](https://daily.dev/posts/create-a-wcf-web-service-in-visual-studio-2015-lhamcmupt) · C\# Corner · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [ASP.NET Core Controllers: A Practical Guide to Building REST Endpoints](https://daily.dev/posts/asp-net-core-controllers-a-practical-guide-to-building-rest-endpoints-qbrdx5rqi) · We Are .NET · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [URL Pattern Matching in .NET](https://daily.dev/posts/url-pattern-matching-in-net-eoobxiadc) · Meziantou · 29 upvotes · 4 comments --- Tags: [#.net](https://daily.dev/tags/.net), [#c#](https://daily.dev/tags/c#) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/using-dynamic-wcf-service-routes-0r3p0yxbc) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Using dynamic WCF service routes","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/using-dynamic-wcf-service-routes-0r3p0yxbc","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/using-dynamic-wcf-service-routes-0r3p0yxbc"},"datePublished":"2026-10-04T13:05:48.491Z","dateModified":"2026-10-04T13:13:37.774Z","description":"A walkthrough of building a custom DynamicServiceRoute class that wraps ASP.NET's RouteBase and WCF's ServiceRoute to support route data in WCF service URLs,...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/8335287c53aa7fe03d12e0410fbe9a7d?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/8335287c53aa7fe03d12e0410fbe9a7d?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"Maarten Balliauw","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Maarten Balliauw","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--rOTg3VYO--/f_auto,q_auto/v1791119043/logos/maartenballiauw?_a=BAMAMicg0","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/maartenballiauw"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/using-dynamic-wcf-service-routes-0r3p0yxbc","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":".net,c#","timeRequired":"PT5M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Maarten Balliauw","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/maartenballiauw"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Using dynamic WCF service routes"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/using-dynamic-wcf-service-routes-0r3p0yxbc#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"How do I make a WCF ServiceRoute support route data like customer name in the URL?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Wrap ServiceRoute and ASP.NET's Route/RouteBase in a custom class instead of inheriting ServiceRoute directly, since it is sealed-like and hard to extend. 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