I am trying to retrieve some data from an API, the following is my piece of code that makes the request after authenticating and assigning the completed URL.
public async Task<T> GetAPIData<T>(string url)
{
using (var client = HttpClientSetup())
{
var response = await client.GetAsync(url).ConfigureAwait(false);
var JsonResponse = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync().ConfigureAwait(false);
return JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<T>(JsonResponse);
}
}
private HttpClient HttpClientSetup()
{
var client = new HttpClient { BaseAddress = new Uri(apiBaseUrl) };
client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Accept.Clear();
client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Accept.Add(new MediaTypeWithQualityHeaderValue("application/json"));
client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Authorization = authenticationHeader;
return client;
}
I am getting an error on the line with ConfigureAwait(false);
as
"HTTPResponseMessage does not contain a definition for ConfigureAwait"
. Could anyone help me as to what might be going wrong?
Related
This is the code i'm using
using (var client = new HttpClient())
{
client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Authorization = new AuthenticationHeaderValue("bearer", HttpContext.Session.GetString("JwtToken"));
var url = $"...some url";
var requestUri = new Uri(url);
var responseTask = client.GetAsync(requestUri);
responseTask.Wait();
var result = responseTask.Result;
if (result.IsSuccessStatusCode)
{
var reportResults = Task.Run(async() => await result.Content.ReadAsAsync<JArray>()).Result;
return reportResults;
}
}
Here if i try to access header like this
string error = responseTask.Headers.TryGetValue("X-TotalResults").FirstOrDefault();
I'm getting error
Task<HttpResponseMessage> does not contain a
definition for Headers and no accessible extension method Headers
So How i can read the header .. thanks in advance
You have a Task<HttpResponseMessage> rather than a HttpResponseMessage.
Instead of using .Result, which is dangerous for many reasons, convert your code to use async properly.
static HttpClient client = new HttpClient();
private async JArray GetReportResults()
{
client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Authorization = new AuthenticationHeaderValue("bearer", HttpContext.Session.GetString("JwtToken"));
var url = $"...some url";
using (var response = await client.GetAsync(url))
{
result.EnsureSuccessStatusCode()
var reportResults = await result.Content.ReadAsAsync<JArray>();
return reportResults;
}
}
I am trying to call an api(POST method) with HttpClient.PostAsJsonAsync. However, it stopped at httpClient.PostAsJsonAsync without any exception.
The source code as below:
public static async Task<oResult> PostApi(string JSON_sObject, string sEnd_Url) {
oResult oResult = new oResult();
var Data = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject(JSON_sObject);
var Url = "http://localhost:44340/" + sEnd_Url;
HttpClient httpClient = new HttpClient();
try {
httpClient.DefaultRequestHeaders.Accept.Clear();
httpClient.DefaultRequestHeaders.Accept.Add(new MediaTypeWithQualityHeaderValue("application/json"));
HttpResponseMessage response = await httpClient.PostAsJsonAsync(new Uri(Url), Data); // it stopped here
if (response.IsSuccessStatusCode)
{
var sResponse_content = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
return JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<oResult>(sResponse_content);
}
else
{
return oResult;
}
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
LogFile(ex);
return oResult;
}
}
Please advice me if any issue from the source code.
Thank you
you should not trying serialize deserialize twice
remove from your code
var Data = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject(JSON_sObject);
and replace
HttpResponseMessage response = await httpClient.PostAsJsonAsync(new Uri(Url), Data);
with this
var content = new StringContent(JSON_sObject, Encoding.UTF8, "application/json");
var response = await client.PostAsync(sEnd_Url, content);
also fix base httpclient address
var baseUri= #"http://localhost:44340";
using HttpClient client = new HttpClient { BaseAddress = new Uri(baseUri) };
try {
How do I pass request content in the HttpClient.GetAsync method? I need to fetch data depending upon request content.
[HttpGet]
public async Task<HttpResponseMessage> QuickSearch()
{
try
{
using (HttpClient client = new HttpClient())
{
client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Accept.Clear();
HttpResponseMessage response =await client.GetAsync("http://localhost:8080/document/quicksearch");
if (response.IsSuccessStatusCode)
{
Console.Write("Success");
}
If you are using .NET Core, the standard HttpClient can do this out-of-the-box. For example, to send a GET request with a JSON body:
HttpClient client = ...
...
var request = new HttpRequestMessage
{
Method = HttpMethod.Get,
RequestUri = new Uri("some url"),
Content = new StringContent("some json", Encoding.UTF8, ContentType.Json),
};
var response = await client.SendAsync(request).ConfigureAwait(false);
response.EnsureSuccessStatusCode();
var responseBody = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync().ConfigureAwait(false);
If you want to send content, then you need to send it as query string (According to your API route)
HttpResponseMessage response =await client.GetAsync("http://localhost:8080/document/quicksearch/paramname=<dynamicName>¶mValue=<dynamicValue>");
And in API check for "paramName" and "paramValue"
this works for me:
using (var httpClient = new HttpClient())
{
var request = new HttpRequestMessage
{
Method = HttpMethod.Get,
RequestUri = new Uri("your url"),
Content = new StringContent("your json", Encoding.UTF8, ContentType.Json),
};
using (var response = await httpClient.SendAsync(request))
{
string apiResponse = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
}
}
EDITED:
This is minor different then #SonaliJain answer above:
MediaTypeNames.Application.Json instead of ContentType.Json
I'm assuming that your "request content" would be POST data, no?
If you're sending it using the standard form content way of doing it, you would first have to build the content:
var content = new FormUrlEncodedContent(new[]
{
new KeyValuePair<string, string>("username", "theperplexedone"),
new KeyValuePair<string, string>("password", "mypassword123"),
});
And then submit it using PostAsync instead:
var response = await client.PostAsync("http://localhost:8080/document/quicksearch", content);
Hi all thank you for your comments, i got the solution
[HttpGet]
public async Task<HttpResponseMessage> QuickSearch(HttpRequestMessage Query)
{
Debugger.Launch();
try
{
using (HttpClient client = new HttpClient())
{
client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Accept.Clear();
Console.WriteLine(Query);
HttpResponseMessage response = await client.GetAsync("http://localhost:8080/document/quicksearch/"+ Query.RequestUri.Query);
if (response.IsSuccessStatusCode)
{
Console.Write("Success");
}
else
{
Console.Write("Failure");
}
return response;
}
}
catch (Exception e)
{
throw e;
}
I'm learning C# and web requests, so I wanted to start with a simple post and just print out the response to console.
I've double checked the requests in chrome and with fiddler, and I get the correct response there, but in this program it returns "access denied".
static async Task<string> GetWeatherAsync()
{
var values = new List<KeyValuePair<string, string>>
{
new KeyValuePair<string, string>("User-Agent", "WeatherAhead")
};
var content = new FormUrlEncodedContent(values);
var response = await client.PostAsync("https://api.weather.gov/points/39.7456,-97.0892", content);
var responseString = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
return responseString;
}
The URL is the test one they provide in weather.gov's documentation and returns the json I'm expecting when I access it through the browser.
Thanks for any help, or suggestions you can provide!
Add these setting for client
client.BaseAddress = new Uri("http://api.weather.gov");
client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Accept.Clear();
client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Accept.Add(new MediaTypeWithQualityHeaderValue("application/json"));
client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("User-Agent", "web api client");
Change your function to this and it worked
static async Task < string > GetWeatherAsync() {
client.BaseAddress = new Uri("http://api.weather.gov");
client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Accept.Clear();
client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Accept.Add(new MediaTypeWithQualityHeaderValue("application/json"));
client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("User-Agent", "web api client");
//var response = await client.GetAsync("https://api.weather.gov/points/39.7456,-97.0892");
var response = await client.GetAsync("/points/39.7456,-97.0892");
var responseString = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
return responseString;
}
I have created an API, which shall have the capability to connect to en external API via POST and with a request body in form of a string.
I am able to connect directly to the API from Postman without trouble.. But it does not work via my own API.
Any ideas?
This is the Pastebin.
private string EncodeExternalApiLink = "https://blabla.dk";
private string EncodeExternalApiLinkPostFilter = "searchstring/blabla/api/search";
[HttpPost("getdata/filtered")]
public async Task<IActionResult> GetDataFromExternalFiltered([FromBody] string filter)
{
var filterString = new StringContent(filter);
EncodeExternalToken token = GetExternalToken().Result;
using (var client = new HttpClient())
{
client.BaseAddress = new Uri(EncodeExternalApiLink);
client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Accept.Add(new MediaTypeWithQualityHeaderValue("text/plain"));
client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Authorization = new AuthenticationHeaderValue("Bearer", token.access_token);
using (var response = await client.PostAsync(EncodeExternalApiLinkPostFilter, filterString))
{
return Json(response);
if (response.IsSuccessStatusCode)
{
string content = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
return Content(content, "application/json");
}
else
{
return NotFound();
}
}
}
}
Salutations. You might need to add a "/" to the end of your base address EncodeExternalApiLink or to the beginning of EncodeExternalApiLinkPostFilter.