Question

I am trying to call json from c# class library and below is the code I am using. While accessing the json url in browser, I am able to see the respective data. But from code it is giving You dont have permission to call this URL

Please help how to overcome this error.

Program:

URL:

string url= https://landfill.bugzilla.org/bugzilla-tip/jsonrpc.cgi?method=Product.get&params=%5B{“ids”:”4″}]

try
{
    string ret = string.Empty;
    StreamWriter requestWriter;
    var webRequest = System.Net.WebRequest.Create(url) as HttpWebRequest;
    if (webRequest != null)
    {
        webRequest.Method = "POST";
        webRequest.ServicePoint.Expect100Continue = false;
        webRequest.Timeout = 20000;

        webRequest.ContentType = "application/json";
        //POST the data.
        using (requestWriter = new StreamWriter(webRequest.GetRequestStream()))
        {
            requestWriter.Write(postData);
        }
    }
    HttpWebResponse resp = (HttpWebResponse)webRequest.GetResponse();
    Stream resStream = resp.GetResponseStream();
    StreamReader reader = new StreamReader(resStream);
    ret = reader.ReadToEnd();
    return ret;
}
catch (WebException exception)
{
    string responseText;
    using (var reader = new StreamReader(exception.Response.GetResponseStream()))
    {
        responseText = reader.ReadToEnd();
    }
    return responseText;
}

Answer 1

You’re doing a “GET” not a POST right?

Change this:

webRequest.Method = "POST";

to

webRequest.Method = "GET";