HttpWebResponse.StatusCode Property

Definition

Gets the status of the response.

C#
public virtual System.Net.HttpStatusCode StatusCode { get; }
C#
public System.Net.HttpStatusCode StatusCode { get; }

Property Value

One of the HttpStatusCode values.

Exceptions

The current instance has been disposed.

Examples

The following example uses StatusCode to verify that the status of the HttpWebResponse is OK.

C#
public static void GetPage(String url)
{
    try
      {	
            // Creates an HttpWebRequest for the specified URL.
            HttpWebRequest myHttpWebRequest = (HttpWebRequest)WebRequest.Create(url);
            // Sends the HttpWebRequest and waits for a response.
            HttpWebResponse myHttpWebResponse = (HttpWebResponse)myHttpWebRequest.GetResponse();
            if (myHttpWebResponse.StatusCode == HttpStatusCode.OK)
               Console.WriteLine("\r\nResponse Status Code is OK and StatusDescription is: {0}",
                                    myHttpWebResponse.StatusDescription);
            // Releases the resources of the response.
            myHttpWebResponse.Close();
        }
    catch(WebException e)
       {
            Console.WriteLine("\r\nWebException Raised. The following error occurred : {0}",e.Status);
       }
    catch(Exception e)
    {
        Console.WriteLine("\nThe following Exception was raised : {0}",e.Message);
    }
}

Remarks

The StatusCode parameter is a number that indicates the status of the HTTP response. The expected values for status are defined in the HttpStatusCode class.

Applies to

Product Versions
.NET Core 1.0, Core 1.1, Core 2.0, Core 2.1, Core 2.2, Core 3.0, Core 3.1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
.NET Framework 1.1, 2.0, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.8, 4.8.1
.NET Standard 2.0, 2.1
UWP 10.0