How to call WebAPI method from our Console application? - rest

Question

I need to call webapi from a console application. I have written the
following code but it is not working:
private static async Task UploadDataFromWebApi() {
try {
System.Net.Http.HttpClient client = new System.Net.Http.HttpClient();
client.BaseAddress = new Uri("http://localhost:8077/api/");
client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Accept.Add(new System.Net.Http.Headers.MediaTypeWithQualityHeaderValue("application/json"));
var resp2 =await client.GetAsync("Report/GetReportGroup");
resp2.EnsureSuccessStatusCode();
var aaa = resp2.Content;
string result = await aaa.ReadAsStringAsync();
Console.WriteLine(result);
Console.ReadLine();
}
catch(Exception ex) {
}
}
But If I am calling the same url that is:
http://localhost:8077/api/Report/GetReportGroup from the Rest client
then it is working fine.
So how can I call the web api methods from my console app?
Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

Below code works for me:-
Console.WriteLine("Making API Call...");
using (var client = new HttpClient(new HttpClientHandler { AutomaticDecompression = DecompressionMethods.GZip | DecompressionMethods.Deflate }))
{
client.BaseAddress = new Uri("http://localhost:8077/api/");
HttpResponseMessage response = client.GetAsync("Report/GetReportGroup").Result;
response.EnsureSuccessStatusCode();
string result = response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync().Result;
Console.WriteLine("Result: " + result);
}
Console.ReadLine();