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title: "An Introduction to URL Routing | Microsoft Docs"
author: StephenWalther
description: "In this tutorial, Stephen Walther demonstrates how browser requests get mapped to controller actions through URL Routing. You also learn how to create a cust..."
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An Introduction to URL Routing
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by [Stephen Walther](https://github.com/StephenWalther)

In this tutorial, Stephen Walther demonstrates how browser requests get mapped to controller actions through URL Routing. You also learn how to create a custom route that displays different blog entries depending on the date passed in a URL. For additional information about this video, read the "An Introduction to URL Routing" tutorial ([C#](../../../overview/older-versions-1/controllers-and-routing/asp-net-mvc-routing-overview-cs.md), [VB](../../../overview/older-versions-1/controllers-and-routing/asp-net-mvc-routing-overview-vb.md)).

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