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http response is 500 on code parameter request

This is a http request to the https://auth.monday.com/oauth2/authorize endpoint on asp.net 6. It should get the code parameter from that endpoint but it's returning a 500 response with html for some reason. This is part of my code grant flow because the API has oauth2.0.
public async Task<string> GetCode(string clientId, string redirect_uri)
{
HttpClient client = new HttpClient();
HttpRequestMessage request = new HttpRequestMessage(HttpMethod.Get, $"https://auth.monday.com/oauth2/authorize{clientId}");
string json =
JsonSerializer.Serialize(
new
{
query = "code"
}
);
request.Content = new StringContent(json,
Encoding.UTF8, "application/json");
var response = await client.SendAsync(request);
var responseText = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
return responseText;
}

Are you missing a / in your endpoint by any chance? Should it not be https://auth.monday.com/oauth2/authorize/{clientId}?

HTTP 500 is an internal server error, this means that the server was unable to handle your request properly. If you have access to the server then I would look there as to why it was unable to handle your request. I don't see anything wrong in your request.

API HTTP client returning data

I am working on this helper method that will call an API using the body section. I am passing in the url and data in the model. Then I SerializeObject the model, but I am not sure what to return I get the error message about the response.Content is not found.
public static async System.Threading.Tasks.Task<HttpResponse> HttpClientHandlerAsync(string url, object model)
{
var fullUrl = apiUrl + url;
var json = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(model);
var data = new StringContent(json, Encoding.UTF8, "application/json");
Client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("Accept", "*/*");
Client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Authorization
= new AuthenticationHeaderValue("Bearer", "token");
var response = await Client.PostAsync(fullUrl, data);
return response;
}

Add await in front of your
await Client.PostAsync(fullUrl, data);
Because you're trying to get content of Task

I am not sure what to return I get the error message about the response.Content is not found.
Set a breakpoint and hover over the response to see the status code. You could have a 500 server error, authentication error etc.
Furthermore
using (var client = new HttpClient())
Do not do this. It doesn't work the way you think it does, it will starve your connection pool and eventually throw an exception. You need to define the HttpClient somewhere and continue to reuse the same instance.
Further reading if you care https://aspnetmonsters.com/2016/08/2016-08-27-httpclientwrong/

How do i do a request to a third party api? using httpclient

Currently, I need to integrate the CoinGecko API, this is a free API open to the public. (https://www.coingecko.com/api/docs/v3)
The HTTP client sends the request but it never returns a response
string BaseUrl = "https://api.coingecko.com/api/v3";
HttpClient client = new HttpClient();
client.BaseAddress = new Uri(BaseUrl);
client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Accept.Clear();
client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Accept.Add(new System.Net.Http.Headers.MediaTypeWithQualityHeaderValue("application/json"));
HttpResponseMessage response = await client.GetAsync("/coins/list");
if (response.IsSuccessStatusCode)
{
var data = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
var table = Newtonsoft.Json.JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<List<Models.Coins>>(data);
}
The expected result is that it should return the coins list, but it never does.

Change BaseUrl to:
string BaseUrl = "https://api.coingecko.com";
and the GetAsync call to
HttpResponseMessage response = await client.GetAsync("/api/v3/coins/list");

API Get requires Content-Type application/json;charset=UTF-8 - Issue with Http Client

I am working with an API service that requires Content-Type to be set to application/json;charset=UTF-8.
If I make a request without the charset=UTF-8 I get a 406 - Not Acceptable.
I can make a call through Postman setting the Content-Type as required, but if I use my .Net Http Client I get the error:
System.FormatException: 'The format of value
'application/json;charset=UTF-8' is invalid.'
Is there anyway I can work around this validation and force the Http Client to accept the value?
UPDATE:
Here is my latest attempt,it still throws the error.
Body.Headers.ContentType = new MediaTypeHeaderValue("application/json;charset=UTF-8");
UPDATE: Content-Type is indeed an invalid header. The API Developers removed it at our request.

Try to set the property:
new MediaTypeHeaderValue("application/json")
{
CharSet = Encoding.UTF8.WebName
};

Try this one
HttpClient httpClient= new HttpClient();
httpClient.DefaultRequestHeaders.TryAddWithoutValidation("Content-Type", "application/json; charset=utf-8");

Not sure if still relevant, but I recently ran into this same issue and was able to solve by setting the header in the following way:
string str = $"application/vnd.fmsstandard.com.Vehicles.v2.1+json; charset=UTF-8";
client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("Accept", str);

Try adding double quotes around UTF-8, like this:
Body.Headers.ContentType = new MediaTypeHeaderValue("application/json;charset=\"UTF-8\"");
EDIT:
Ok, try something like this. It's working for me locally with a WebApi I already had handy. Notice there is a header specification for what content-type will be ACCEPTED, and then there is a header for what content-type will be SENT with the request. For this example, both of them are JSON:
public static async Task<string> HttpClient(string url)
{
using(HttpClient client = new HttpClient())
{
client.BaseAddress = new Uri(url);
client.DefaultRequestHeaders
.Accept
.Add(new MediaTypeWithQualityHeaderValue("application/json")); // ACCEPT header
HttpRequestMessage request = new HttpRequestMessage(HttpMethod.Post, "");
request.Content = new StringContent("{\"id\" : 1}",
Encoding.UTF8,
"application/json"); // REQUEST header
HttpResponseMessage response = await client.SendAsync(request);
response.EnsureSuccessStatusCode();
return await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
}
}

I only added the authentication header to it and it worked for me. AuthToken is either a string variable or the token itself. I left out the content type header and it just works. Below is the code; Response is a string that has to be serialized to a Jobject.
{
String Response = null;
HttpClient client = new HttpClient(CertByPass());
client.Timeout = TimeSpan.FromMinutes(5);
client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Accept.Clear();
client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Authorization = new AuthenticationHeaderValue(AuthToken);
Response = await client.GetStringAsync(url);
}

Try creating a client helper class like:
HttpClient client = new HttpClient();
client.BaseAddress = new Uri(whatever your url);
client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Accept.Clear();
client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Accept.Add(new System.Net.Http.Headers.MediaTypeWithQualityHeaderValue("application/json"));
return client;

How to get and print response from Httpclient.SendAsync call

I'm trying to get a response from a HTTP request but i seem to be unable to. I have tried the following:
public Form1() {
HttpClient client = new HttpClient();
client.BaseAddress = new Uri("someUrl");
string content = "someJsonString";
HttpRequestMessage sendRequest = new HttpRequestMessage(HttpMethod.Post, client.BaseAddress);
sendRequest.Content = new StringContent(content,
Encoding.UTF8,
"application/json");
Send message with:
...
client.SendAsync(sendRequest).ContinueWith(responseTask =>
{
Console.WriteLine("Response: {0}", responseTask.Result);
});
} // end public Form1()
With this code, i get back the status code and some header info, but i do not get back the response itself. I have tried also:
HttpResponseMessage response = await client.SendAsync(sendRequest);
but I'm then told to create a async method like the following to make it work
private async Task<string> send(HttpClient client, HttpRequestMessage msg)
{
HttpResponseMessage response = await client.SendAsync(msg);
string rep = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
}
Is this the preferred way to send a 'HttpRequest', obtain and print the response? I'm unsure what method is the right one.

here is a way to use HttpClient, and this should read the response of the request, in case the request return status 200, (the request is not BadRequest or NotAuthorized)
string url = 'your url here';
// usually you create on HttpClient per Application (it is the best practice)
HttpClient client = new HttpClient();
using (HttpResponseMessage response = client.GetAsync(url).GetAwaiter().GetResult())
{
using (HttpContent content = response.Content)
{
var json = content.ReadAsStringAsync().GetAwaiter().GetResult();
}
}
and for full details and to see how to use async/await with HttpClient you could read the details of this answer