I am trying to upload a document to this AdobeSign API endpoint
While I have found a way to do it succesfully with the RestSharp RestClient with my below code:
var client = new RestClient("https://api.na2.echosign.com/api/rest/v6/transientDocuments");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.POST);
request.AddHeader("Authorization", "Bearer MyIntegratorKey");
var bytes = Convert.FromBase64String(base64Document);
var contents = new MemoryStream(bytes);
request.Files.Add(new FileParameter
{
Name = "File",
Writer = (s) =>
{
var stream = contents;
stream.CopyTo(s);
stream.Dispose();
},
FileName = "Test2.pdf",
ContentType = null,
ContentLength = bytes.Length
});
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
Console.WriteLine(response.Content);
I am having issues when I try to use the .NET HttpClient. My below code successfully upload the document (HTTP 201 returned by Adobe) but the document is completely messed up when the signers open it.
Doesn't the .NET HttpClient support file uploads ? is there something wrong with my stream ?
Thank you in advance
using (var client = new HttpClient())
{
client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Authorization = AuthenticationHeaderValue.Parse("Bearer IntegratorKey");
using (var content = new MultipartFormDataContent())
{
content.Add(new StreamContent(new MemoryStream(Convert.FromBase64String(document.EmbeddedContent))), "File", "Test2.pdf");
using (
var message =
await client.PostAsync("https://api.na2.echosign.com/api/rest/v6/transientDocuments", content))
{
var input = await message.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
Console.WriteLine(input);
}
}
}
Does anyone know how to use the HttpClient in .Net 4.5 with multipart/form-data upload?
I couldn't find any examples on the internet.
my result looks like this:
public static async Task<string> Upload(byte[] image)
{
using (var client = new HttpClient())
{
using (var content =
new MultipartFormDataContent("Upload----" + DateTime.Now.ToString(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture)))
{
content.Add(new StreamContent(new MemoryStream(image)), "bilddatei", "upload.jpg");
using (
var message =
await client.PostAsync("http://www.directupload.net/index.php?mode=upload", content))
{
var input = await message.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
return !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(input) ? Regex.Match(input, #"http://\w*\.directupload\.net/images/\d*/\w*\.[a-z]{3}").Value : null;
}
}
}
}
It works more or less like this (example using an image/jpg file):
async public Task<HttpResponseMessage> UploadImage(string url, byte[] ImageData)
{
var requestContent = new MultipartFormDataContent();
// here you can specify boundary if you need---^
var imageContent = new ByteArrayContent(ImageData);
imageContent.Headers.ContentType =
MediaTypeHeaderValue.Parse("image/jpeg");
requestContent.Add(imageContent, "image", "image.jpg");
return await client.PostAsync(url, requestContent);
}
(You can requestContent.Add() whatever you want, take a look at the HttpContent descendant to see available types to pass in)
When completed, you'll find the response content inside HttpResponseMessage.Content that you can consume with HttpContent.ReadAs*Async.
This is an example of how to post string and file stream with HTTPClient using MultipartFormDataContent. The Content-Disposition and Content-Type need to be specified for each HTTPContent:
Here's my example. Hope it helps:
private static void Upload()
{
using (var client = new HttpClient())
{
client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("User-Agent", "CBS Brightcove API Service");
using (var content = new MultipartFormDataContent())
{
var path = #"C:\B2BAssetRoot\files\596086\596086.1.mp4";
string assetName = Path.GetFileName(path);
var request = new HTTPBrightCoveRequest()
{
Method = "create_video",
Parameters = new Params()
{
CreateMultipleRenditions = "true",
EncodeTo = EncodeTo.Mp4.ToString().ToUpper(),
Token = "x8sLalfXacgn-4CzhTBm7uaCxVAPjvKqTf1oXpwLVYYoCkejZUsYtg..",
Video = new Video()
{
Name = assetName,
ReferenceId = Guid.NewGuid().ToString(),
ShortDescription = assetName
}
}
};
//Content-Disposition: form-data; name="json"
var stringContent = new StringContent(JsonConvert.SerializeObject(request));
stringContent.Headers.Add("Content-Disposition", "form-data; name=\"json\"");
content.Add(stringContent, "json");
FileStream fs = File.OpenRead(path);
var streamContent = new StreamContent(fs);
streamContent.Headers.Add("Content-Type", "application/octet-stream");
//Content-Disposition: form-data; name="file"; filename="C:\B2BAssetRoot\files\596090\596090.1.mp4";
streamContent.Headers.Add("Content-Disposition", "form-data; name=\"file\"; filename=\"" + Path.GetFileName(path) + "\"");
content.Add(streamContent, "file", Path.GetFileName(path));
//content.Headers.ContentDisposition = new ContentDispositionHeaderValue("attachment");
Task<HttpResponseMessage> message = client.PostAsync("http://api.brightcove.com/services/post", content);
var input = message.Result.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
Console.WriteLine(input.Result);
Console.Read();
}
}
}
Try this its working for me.
private static async Task<object> Upload(string actionUrl)
{
Image newImage = Image.FromFile(#"Absolute Path of image");
ImageConverter _imageConverter = new ImageConverter();
byte[] paramFileStream= (byte[])_imageConverter.ConvertTo(newImage, typeof(byte[]));
var formContent = new MultipartFormDataContent
{
// Send form text values here
{new StringContent("value1"),"key1"},
{new StringContent("value2"),"key2" },
// Send Image Here
{new StreamContent(new MemoryStream(paramFileStream)),"imagekey","filename.jpg"}
};
var myHttpClient = new HttpClient();
var response = await myHttpClient.PostAsync(actionUrl.ToString(), formContent);
string stringContent = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
return response;
}
Here is another example on how to use HttpClient to upload a multipart/form-data.
It uploads a file to a REST API and includes the file itself (e.g. a JPG) and additional API parameters. The file is directly uploaded from local disk via FileStream.
See here for the full example including additional API specific logic.
public static async Task UploadFileAsync(string token, string path, string channels)
{
// we need to send a request with multipart/form-data
var multiForm = new MultipartFormDataContent();
// add API method parameters
multiForm.Add(new StringContent(token), "token");
multiForm.Add(new StringContent(channels), "channels");
// add file and directly upload it
FileStream fs = File.OpenRead(path);
multiForm.Add(new StreamContent(fs), "file", Path.GetFileName(path));
// send request to API
var url = "https://slack.com/api/files.upload";
var response = await client.PostAsync(url, multiForm);
}
Here's a complete sample that worked for me. The boundary value in the request is added automatically by .NET.
var url = "http://localhost/api/v1/yourendpointhere";
var filePath = #"C:\path\to\image.jpg";
HttpClient httpClient = new HttpClient();
MultipartFormDataContent form = new MultipartFormDataContent();
FileStream fs = File.OpenRead(filePath);
var streamContent = new StreamContent(fs);
var imageContent = new ByteArrayContent(streamContent.ReadAsByteArrayAsync().Result);
imageContent.Headers.ContentType = MediaTypeHeaderValue.Parse("multipart/form-data");
form.Add(imageContent, "image", Path.GetFileName(filePath));
var response = httpClient.PostAsync(url, form).Result;
Example with preloader Dotnet 3.0 Core
ProgressMessageHandler processMessageHander = new ProgressMessageHandler();
processMessageHander.HttpSendProgress += (s, e) =>
{
if (e.ProgressPercentage > 0)
{
ProgressPercentage = e.ProgressPercentage;
TotalBytes = e.TotalBytes;
progressAction?.Invoke(progressFile);
}
};
using (var client = HttpClientFactory.Create(processMessageHander))
{
var uri = new Uri(transfer.BackEndUrl);
client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Authorization =
new AuthenticationHeaderValue("Bearer", AccessToken);
using (MultipartFormDataContent multiForm = new MultipartFormDataContent())
{
multiForm.Add(new StringContent(FileId), "FileId");
multiForm.Add(new StringContent(FileName), "FileName");
string hash = "";
using (MD5 md5Hash = MD5.Create())
{
var sb = new StringBuilder();
foreach (var data in md5Hash.ComputeHash(File.ReadAllBytes(FullName)))
{
sb.Append(data.ToString("x2"));
}
hash = result.ToString();
}
multiForm.Add(new StringContent(hash), "Hash");
using (FileStream fs = File.OpenRead(FullName))
{
multiForm.Add(new StreamContent(fs), "file", Path.GetFileName(FullName));
var response = await client.PostAsync(uri, multiForm);
progressFile.Message = response.ToString();
if (response.IsSuccessStatusCode) {
progressAction?.Invoke(progressFile);
} else {
progressErrorAction?.Invoke(progressFile);
}
response.EnsureSuccessStatusCode();
}
}
}
I'm adding a code snippet which shows on how to post a file to an API which has been exposed over DELETE http verb. This is not a common case to upload a file with DELETE http verb but it is allowed. I've assumed Windows NTLM authentication for authorizing the call.
The problem that one might face is that all the overloads of HttpClient.DeleteAsync method have no parameters for HttpContent the way we get it in PostAsync method
var requestUri = new Uri("http://UrlOfTheApi");
using (var streamToPost = new MemoryStream("C:\temp.txt"))
using (var fileStreamContent = new StreamContent(streamToPost))
using (var httpClientHandler = new HttpClientHandler() { UseDefaultCredentials = true })
using (var httpClient = new HttpClient(httpClientHandler, true))
using (var requestMessage = new HttpRequestMessage(HttpMethod.Delete, requestUri))
using (var formDataContent = new MultipartFormDataContent())
{
formDataContent.Add(fileStreamContent, "myFile", "temp.txt");
requestMessage.Content = formDataContent;
var response = httpClient.SendAsync(requestMessage).GetAwaiter().GetResult();
if (response.IsSuccessStatusCode)
{
// File upload was successfull
}
else
{
var erroResult = response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync().GetAwaiter().GetResult();
throw new Exception("Error on the server : " + erroResult);
}
}
You need below namespaces at the top of your C# file:
using System;
using System.Net;
using System.IO;
using System.Net.Http;
P.S. You are seeing a number of using blocks(IDisposable pattern) in the above code snippet which doesn't look very clean. Unfortunately, the syntax of using construct doesn't support initializing multiple variables in single statement.
X509Certificate clientKey1 = null;
clientKey1 = new X509Certificate(AppSetting["certificatePath"],
AppSetting["pswd"]);
string url = "https://EndPointAddress";
FileStream fs = File.OpenRead(FilePath);
var streamContent = new StreamContent(fs);
var FileContent = new ByteArrayContent(streamContent.ReadAsByteArrayAsync().Result);
FileContent.Headers.ContentType = MediaTypeHeaderValue.Parse("ContentType");
var handler = new WebRequestHandler();
handler.ClientCertificateOptions = ClientCertificateOption.Manual;
handler.ClientCertificates.Add(clientKey1);
handler.ServerCertificateValidationCallback = (httpRequestMessage, cert, cetChain, policyErrors) =>
{
return true;
};
using (var client = new HttpClient(handler))
{
// Post it
HttpResponseMessage httpResponseMessage = client.PostAsync(url, FileContent).Result;
if (!httpResponseMessage.IsSuccessStatusCode)
{
string ss = httpResponseMessage.StatusCode.ToString();
}
}
public async Task<object> PassImageWithText(IFormFile files)
{
byte[] data;
string result = "";
ByteArrayContent bytes;
MultipartFormDataContent multiForm = new MultipartFormDataContent();
try
{
using (var client = new HttpClient())
{
using (var br = new BinaryReader(files.OpenReadStream()))
{
data = br.ReadBytes((int)files.OpenReadStream().Length);
}
bytes = new ByteArrayContent(data);
multiForm.Add(bytes, "files", files.FileName);
multiForm.Add(new StringContent("value1"), "key1");
multiForm.Add(new StringContent("value2"), "key2");
var res = await client.PostAsync(_MEDIA_ADD_IMG_URL, multiForm);
}
}
catch (Exception e)
{
throw new Exception(e.ToString());
}
return result;
}
We have a requirement of sending the jpeg files of a given directory to a Xamarin App.
Following is the code in the Web API.
public HttpResponseMessage DownloadMutipleFiles()
{
name = "DirectoryName";
var content = new MultipartContent();
var ids = new List<int> { 1,2};
var objectContent = new ObjectContent<List<int>>(ids, new System.Net.Http.Formatting.JsonMediaTypeFormatter());
content.Add(objectContent);
var file1Content = new StreamContent(new FileStream(#"D:\Photos\" + name+"\\"+ "BL1408037_20191031124058_0.jpg", FileMode.Open));
file1Content.Headers.ContentType = System.Net.Http.Headers.MediaTypeHeaderValue.Parse("image/jpeg");
content.Add(file1Content);
var file2Content = new StreamContent(new FileStream(#"D:\Photos\" + name + "\\" + "BL1408037_20191031124058_1.jpg", FileMode.Open));
file2Content.Headers.ContentType = System.Net.Http.Headers.MediaTypeHeaderValue.Parse("image/jpeg");
content.Add(file2Content);
var response = new HttpResponseMessage(HttpStatusCode.OK);
response.Content = content;
return response;
}
Can some one help out with how to read from Xamarin app? Thanks in advance
This is the function I was able to use to send an image as a multi part data file! I just took the byte array given to me by the Xamarin Essentials image picker and passed it into this function:
public async Task SubmitImage(byte[] image, string imageName)
{
using (var client = new HttpClient())
{
string url = $"..."; // URL goes here
var token = Preferences.Get("AccessToken", "");
client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Authorization = new System.Net.Http.Headers.AuthenticationHeaderValue("Bearer", token);
var stream = new MemoryStream(image);
var content = new StreamContent(stream);
//Without a name we can't actually put the file in IFormFile. We need the equivalent
//"name" value to be "file" (used if you upload via an <input> tag). We could call it
//anything but file is simple
content.Headers.ContentDisposition = new ContentDispositionHeaderValue("form-data")
{
FileName = imageName,
Name = "file"
};
content.Headers.ContentType = new MediaTypeHeaderValue("image/jpeg");
var multipartContent = new MultipartFormDataContent();
multipartContent.Add(content);
var result = await client.PostAsync(url, multipartContent);
}
}
You can test this using a console application as well and just send over a picture from your computer, instead of doing this through the app
Hi my xamarin post is not making it to my rest api.I keep getting "An error occure while sending the request" all my other posts work but just not this one. I have set network permissions as my login and geting data works. any help would be great. below is a code snippet.
public async Task<string> PostChecklist(string json)
{
try
{
JToken rootObject = JObject.Parse(json);
HttpClient httpClient = new HttpClient();
MultipartFormDataContent multipartContent = new MultipartFormDataContent();
httpClient.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("Authorization", "Bearer " + TokenId);
httpClient.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("Accept", "application/json");
string sFile = (string)rootObject["Answers"]["Signature"];
//Get file
if (!File.Exists((string)rootObject["Answers"]["Signature"]))
{
return "no signature found";
}
FileStream fs = File.OpenRead((string)rootObject["Answers"]["Signature"]);
StreamContent streamContent = new StreamContent(fs);
streamContent.Headers.Add("Content-Type", "application/octet-stream");
multipartContent.Add(streamContent, "signature", "signature.png");
#region Upload images
JToken jobectImages = rootObject["Images"];
foreach (var item in jobectImages)
{
foreach (var internalitem in item)
{
foreach (var imageGroup in internalitem)
{
foreach (JObject image in imageGroup)
{
JToken tokenName, tokenFileName;
image.TryGetValue("FileName", out tokenName);
image.TryGetValue("FilePath", out tokenFileName);
string FileName = tokenName.ToString();
string FilePath = tokenFileName.ToString();
//Get file
FileStream fs2 = File.OpenRead(FilePath);
StreamContent streamContent2 = new StreamContent(fs);
streamContent2.Headers.Add("Content-Type", "application/octet-stream");
multipartContent.Add(streamContent2, FileName, FileName);
}
}
}
}
#endregion
var contentJson = new StringContent(json);
contentJson.Headers.ContentDisposition = new ContentDispositionHeaderValue("form-data")
{
Name = "JSONString"
};
var contentLong = new StringContent("26");
contentLong.Headers.ContentDisposition = new ContentDispositionHeaderValue("form-data")
{
Name = "Long"
};
var contentLat = new StringContent("96");
contentLat.Headers.ContentDisposition = new ContentDispositionHeaderValue("form-data")
{
Name = "Lat"
};
multipartContent.Add(contentJson);
multipartContent.Add(contentLong);
multipartContent.Add(contentLat);
var response = await httpClient.PostAsync(GlobalVariables.url + "/checkurl/answers/v12", multipartContent).ConfigureAwait(false);
if (response.IsSuccessStatusCode)
{
Information = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
JObject jsonOther = JObject.Parse(Information);
if(((String)jsonOther["status"]) == "success")
{
return "";
}
else
{
return (String)jsonOther["message"];
}
}
else{
return "Server Error";
}
}
catch(Exception e)
{
return e.ToString();
}
}
Cool Looks like there was a problem with one of my MultipartFormDataContent when trying to attach images, if i dont attach an image it does work, so the Url post was breaking. Simulator cant take images so never had the problem.. Thanks anyways
MultipartFormDataContent has a bug with how it generates request content based on the order the headers and body are added.
For example
StreamContent streamContent = new StreamContent(fs);
streamContent.Headers.Add("Content-Type", "application/octet-stream");
multipartContent.Add(streamContent, "signature", "signature.png");
Will cause the content type header to be added before the content disposition header,
-----------------------------some boundary value here
Content-Type: application/octet-stream
Content-Disposition: form-data; name=signature; filename=signature.png
which is known to cause issues with how some servers read the body/content of the request
Instead make sure to set the content composition header first and also make sure that the name and file name are wrapped in double quotes before adding it to the multi-part form data content
StreamContent streamContent = new StreamContent(fs);
streamContent.Headers.ContentDisposition = new ContentDispositionHeaderValue("form-data") {
Name = "\"signature\"",
Filename = "\"signature.png\""
};
streamContent.Headers.Add("Content-Type", "application/octet-stream");
multipartContent.Add(streamContent);
The same will need to be done for the other section where images are added
//Get file
FileStream fs2 = File.OpenRead(FilePath);
StreamContent streamContent2 = new StreamContent(fs);
streamContent2.Headers.ContentDisposition = new ContentDispositionHeaderValue("form-data") {
Name = string.Format("\"{0}\"", FileName),
Filename = string.Format("\"{0}\"", FileName),
};
streamContent2.Headers.Add("Content-Type", "application/octet-stream");
multipartContent.Add(streamContent2);
I have a method:
private bool UploadFile(Stream fileStream, string fileName)
{
HttpContent fileStreamContent = new StreamContent(fileStream);
using (var client = new HttpClient())
{
using (var formData = new MultipartFormDataContent())
{
formData.Add(fileStreamContent, fileName, fileName);
var response = client.PostAsync("url", formData).Result;
return response.StatusCode == HttpStatusCode.OK;
}
}
}
}
That is sending the file to a WCF service, but looking at the Wireshark log of the post, the fileStream isn't being appended, just the filename. Do I need to do something else?
Use a ByteArrayContent instead of a stream content.
var fileContent = new ByteArrayContent(File.ReadAllBytes(fileName));
Then specify your content disposition header:
fileContent.Headers.ContentDisposition = new ContentDispositionHeaderValue("attachment")
{
FileName = fileName
};
formData.Add(fileContent);
Turns out the fileStream wasn't getting to the method. Using context.Request.Files[0].InputStream seemed to be the culprite. Using .SaveAs and then reading it in as a byteArray and attaching that to the MultiPartFormDataContent worked.