Passing JSON to WebApi in ASP.NET MVC 4 using .NET Framework 4.5 - asp.net-mvc-4

Question

I'm trying to pass model from Restful API. My code is:
public class RestApiInvocations<T>
{
public HttpResponseMessage Post(string url, T model)
{
HttpResponseMessage result = null;
HttpClient client = new HttpClient();
try
{
result = client.PostAsJsonAsync(url, model).Result;
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine(ex);
}
return result;
}
}
In my API controller, I added the FromUri and FromBody attributes on the incoming parameters.
But my HttpClient object doesn't allow me to add a Content-Type header. I can add an Accept header, so I tried to add an accept header with application/json, but without result. Any suggestions?
Thanks for your help!

Answer 1

private const string _Uri = "/ROUTE_TO_ACTION";
public ReturnModel AddInvoice(SomeModel model)
{
var uri = string.Format(_Uri);
var response = ServiceClient().PostAsJsonAsync(uri, model).Result;
var result = response.Content.ReadAsAsync<ReturnModel>().Result;
return result;
}
private HttpClient ServiceClient()
{
var client= new HttpClient();
client.BaseAddress = new Uri("YOUR_BASE_URL_TO_API"); //"http://localhost:8080/"
client.Timeout = TimeSpan.FromMinutes(3);
}
Set your Urls/Endpoints and Run it.
And test you Api Endpoints on POSTMAN before writing the code.