C#•14mo ago

❔ c# post request http body

hi! im trying to make a post request to the spotify api, and i cant figure out how to add a body to the request with the value "grant_type=client_credentials&client_id=your-client-id&client_secret=your-client-secret" my current code is

var request = WebRequest.Create("https://accounts.spotify.com/api/token");
request.Method = "POST";
request.ContentType = "application/x-www-form-urlencoded";

var request = WebRequest.Create("https://accounts.spotify.com/api/token");
request.Method = "POST";
request.ContentType = "application/x-www-form-urlencoded";

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Buddy•14mo ago

Use HttpClient, it's more up-to date (faster) and a lot easier.

Angius•14mo ago

var content = new FormUrlEncodedContent(...);
await _client.PostAsync(url, content);

var content = new FormUrlEncodedContent(...);
await _client.PostAsync(url, content);

That's the gist of it with HttpClient

T3CHOP•14mo ago

im pretty new to c# whats await

Angius•14mo ago

$async

MODiX•14mo ago

For an introduction to async and await in C#, https://blog.stephencleary.com/2012/02/async-and-await.html

Async and Await

Most people have already heard about the new “async” and “await” functionality coming in Visual Studio 11. This is Yet Another Introductory Post.

T3CHOP•14mo ago

i'll check that out

Angius•14mo ago

All you need to remember, though, is 1. If a method is async, you need to await it 2. If a method does any awaiting it needs to be async 3. If a method is async it has to return Task or Task<T>

T3CHOP•14mo ago

im stuck where i would go from here

public static string requestToken()
        {
            string token_url = "https://accounts.spotify.com/api/token";
            Client.PostAsync(token_url, );
        }

public static string requestToken()
        {
            string token_url = "https://accounts.spotify.com/api/token";
            Client.PostAsync(token_url, );
        }

how do i input the content type and the http body

MODiX•14mo ago

Angius

var content = new FormUrlEncodedContent(...);
await _client.PostAsync(url, content);

var content = new FormUrlEncodedContent(...);
await _client.PostAsync(url, content);

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Accord•14mo ago

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