HttpClient not supporting PostAsJsonAsync method C#
Yes, you need to add a reference to
System.Net.Http.Formatting.dll
This can be found in the extensions assemblies area.
A good way of achieving this is by adding the NuGet package Microsoft.AspNet.WebApi.Client
to your project.
PostAsJsonAsync
is no longer in the System.Net.Http.dll
(.NET 4.5.2). You can add a reference to System.Net.Http.Formatting.dll
, but this actually belongs to an older version. I ran into problems with this on our TeamCity build server, these two wouldn't cooperate together.
Alternatively, you can replace PostAsJsonAsync
with a PostAsync
call, which is just part of new dll.
Replace
var response = client.PostAsJsonAsync("api/AgentCollection", user).Result;
With:
var response = client.PostAsync("api/AgentCollection", new StringContent(
new JavaScriptSerializer().Serialize(user), Encoding.UTF8, "application/json")).Result;
Note that JavaScriptSerializer
is in the namespace: System.Web.Script.Serialization
.
You will have to add an assembly reference in your csproj: System.Web.Extensions.dll
See https://code.msdn.microsoft.com/windowsapps/How-to-use-HttpClient-to-b9289836
The missing reference is the System.Net.Http.Formatting.dll
. But the better solution is to add the NuGet package Microsoft.AspNet.WebApi.Client
to ensure the version of the formatting dll worked with the .NET framework version of System.Net.Http
in my project.