Build HttpClient which mimic our PostMan settings

Question

I am testing an API which i developed using ASP.NET MVC-5. now I set the follwoing setting inside PostMan tool:-

1) Header:-

2) Body:-

now we want to use .NET HttpClient to call the api, so how i can set the "Content-Type= application/json" for the header + "x-www-form-urlencoded" for the body?

Answer 1

you postman setting make no sense.

your post header say the body will be json, but in the body, instead of json you are using form-urlencoded.

postman body editor is just a simple formatter. form url encoded is same as query string encoding:

name1=value1&name2=value2

the names and the values should be url encoded. if using a form post, then content-type header should be x-www-form-urlencoded

note: it looks like an old postman. to send json. you should set the content-type=application/json and use raw body. enter valid json.

Answer 2

seems odd you would use form encoded for an api, but its something like:

 var client = new HttpClient();  
 var data = new[]  
 {  
        new KeyValuePair<string, string>("username", "John Doe"),  
        new KeyValuePair<string, string>("email", "johndoe@example.com"),  
 };  
var response = await  client.PostAsync(endPoint, new FormUrlEncodedContent(data));