How to solve ASP.NET Web API CORS Preflight issue when using PUT and DELETE requests with multiple origins?

I was able to solve my problem by further customizing the Application_BeginRequest method in Global.asax.cs, like this:

protected void Application_BeginRequest(){    if (Request.HttpMethod == "OPTIONS")    {        Response.StatusCode = (int)HttpStatusCode.OK;        Response.AppendHeader("Access-Control-Allow-Origin", Request.Headers.GetValues("Origin")[0]);        Response.AddHeader("Access-Control-Allow-Headers", "Content-Type, Accept");        Response.AddHeader("Access-Control-Allow-Methods", "GET, POST, PUT, DELETE");        Response.AppendHeader("Access-Control-Allow-Credentials", "true");        Response.End();    }}

What this code does is add the missing headers to the OPTIONS response (preflight request) that were causing the preflight error. Since I have different origins calling my web API, I'm using Request.Headers.GetValues("Origin")[0]) to set the origin in the response dinamically.

In the WebApiConfig.cs I still specified the different origins but used wildcards on the headers and methods, as well as setting the SupportsCredentials to true, like this:

var cors = new EnableCorsAttribute("http://localhost:63342,http://localhost:63347,http://localhost:63345", "*", "*");cors.SupportsCredentials = true;config.EnableCors(cors);

Also, if you're using AngularJS like I am, you must configure $http to use credentials. This can be configured globally like this:

angular.module('Application').config(['$httpProvider',    function config($httpProvider) {        $httpProvider.defaults.withCredentials = true;    }]);

And that's it. This solved my problem. If someone else is still having problems, I recommend reading the following publications, which helped me reach my answer:

• http://www.asp.net/web-api/overview/security/enabling-cross-origin-requests-in-web-api
• https://evolpin.wordpress.com/2012/10/12/the-cors/
• AngularJS $http, CORS and http authentication
• AngularJS performs an OPTIONS HTTP request for a cross-origin resource
• AngularJS POST Fails: Response for preflight has invalid HTTP status code 404

Create custom attribute using ICorsPolicyProvider something like following to check if the requested origin is allowed or not

    [AttributeUsage(AttributeTargets.Class | AttributeTargets.Method,AllowMultiple = false)]    public class EnableCorsForAPIKeysAttribute :      Attribute, ICorsPolicyProvider, IFilter    {        public async Task<CorsPolicy> GetCorsPolicyAsync(          HttpRequestMessage request, CancellationToken cancellationToken)        {            var corsRequestContext = request.GetCorsRequestContext();            var originRequested = corsRequestContext.Origin;            if (await IsValidOrigin(originRequested)) //Check if requested origin is valid or not            {                // Grant CORS request                var policy = new CorsPolicy                {                    AllowAnyHeader = true,                    AllowAnyMethod = true                };                policy.Origins.Add(originRequested);                return policy;            }            else            {                // Reject CORS request                return null;            }        }        public bool AllowMultiple { get {return false;} }    }

To use it, add it to your API controller

[EnableCorsForAPIKeys]public class APIBaseController : ApiController{}