Question

I have a web request that is working properly, but it is just returning the status OK, but I need the object I am asking for it to return. I am not sure how to get the json value I am requesting. I am new to using the object HttpClient, is there a property I am missing out on? I really need the returning object. Thanks for any help

Making the call – runs fine returns the status OK.

HttpClient client = new HttpClient();
client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Accept
  .Add(new MediaTypeWithQualityHeaderValue("application/json"));
var responseMsg = client.GetAsync(string.Format("http://localhost:5057/api/Photo")).Result;

The api get method

//Cut out a lot of code but you get the idea
public string Get()
{
    return JsonConvert.SerializeObject(returnedPhoto);
}

Answer 1

If you are referring to the System.Net.HttpClient in .NET 4.5, you can get the content returned by GetAsync using the HttpResponseMessage.Content property as an HttpContent-derived object. You can then read the contents to a string using the HttpContent.ReadAsStringAsync method or as a stream using the ReadAsStreamAsync method.

The HttpClient class documentation includes this example:

  HttpClient client = new HttpClient();
  HttpResponseMessage response = await client.GetAsync("http://www.contoso.com/");
  response.EnsureSuccessStatusCode();
  string responseBody = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();