System.Net.Http

Class Overview

The System.Net.Http class represents a client for making HTTP requests. It allows you to send requests to web servers and receive responses, which can then be processed by your application.

Key Methods

• GetAsync(string url, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default): Sends an HTTP GET request to the specified URL.
• PostAsync(string url, HttpContent content, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default): Sends an HTTP POST request to the specified URL with the provided content.
• PutAsync(string url, HttpContent content, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default): Sends an HTTP PUT request.
• DeleteAsync(string url, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default): Sends an HTTP DELETE request.

Example

using System.Net.Http;
using System.Threading.Tasks;

public async Task GetWebContentAsync(string url)
{
    using (var httpClient = new HttpClient())
    {
        var response = await httpClient.GetAsync(url);
        response.EnsureSuccessStatusCode();
        return await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
    }
}