Get HTTP StatusCode in WebException - vb.net

Question

I am wondering how can I get the HTTP Status returned after a WebException was thrown. I am calling for example a RestAPI to get a token and the Server returns a 401 and a Body in json Format telling me that access is denied. I would like to get the 401 but have not found a way to only get 401.
Catch ex As WebException
Dim resp = New StreamReader(ex.Response.GetResponseStream()).ReadToEnd()
Dim errorNumber As Integer = CInt(ex.Status)
Console.WriteLine(ex.Message & " " & errorNumber)
Console.WriteLine(resp & " ")
Return resp
Below is the console output I have for my code:
CInt(ex.Status) = "7" and the
ex.message = "The remote server returned an error: (401) Unauthorized."
What I am looking for is to get the 401 or whatever the Server sends which would be equal to response.StatusCode

Answer 1

I actually found a way to access the 401 directly
Dim ExResponse = TryCast(ex.Response, HttpWebResponse)
Console.WriteLine(ExResponse.StatusCode)

Answer 2

I have the same problem and I realise a few things while I search for a solution.
WebExceptionStatus enum is not equivalent to http status code that the API you call returned. Instead it is a enum of possible error that may occour during a http call.
The WebExceptionStatus error code that will be returned when you receive an error (400 to 599) from your API is WebExceptionStatus.ProtocolError aka number 7 as int.
When you need to get the response body or the real http status code returned from the api, first you need to check if WebExceptionStatus.Status is WebExceptionStatus.ProtocolError. Then you can get the real response from WebExceptionStatus.Response and read its content.
This is a C# code but you folow the same logic in VB.Net
try
{
...
}
catch (WebException webException)
{
if (webException.Status == WebExceptionStatus.ProtocolError)
{
var httpResponse = (HttpWebResponse)webException.Response;
var responseText = "";
using (var content = new StreamReader(httpResponse.GetResponseStream()))
{
responseText = content.ReadToEnd(); // Get response body as text
}
int statusCode = (int)httpResponse.StatusCode; // Get the status code
}
// Handle other webException.Status errors
}