title: How to create roles and add users to roles in ASP.NET MVC Web API
body: <p>I have a .NET Web API project that users the individual accounts.  I can register users fine using the standard template AccountController.  However, I now want to set up roles and add users to roles depending on the type of user.</p>
  
  <p>There are no roles automatically set up in the DB.  How do I set up the roles and how do I add users to the roles?</p>
  
  <p>The only information I can find on this is based on the old ASP.NET Membership, so it fails on the fact that the stored procedures are not set up for it.</p>
  
  <p>Have scoured forums and tutorials on MSDN and can't seem to find an example for Web API.</p>