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How to download file from API using Post Method

I have an API using POST Method.From this API I can download the file via Postmen tool.But I would like to know how to download file from C# Code.I have tried below code but POST Method is not allowed to download the file.
Code:-
using (var client = new WebClient())
{
client.Headers.Add("X-Cleartax-Auth-Token", ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["auth-token"]);
client.Headers[HttpRequestHeader.ContentType] = "application/json";
string url = ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["host"] + ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["taxable_entities"] + "/ewaybill/download?print_type=detailed";
TransId Id = new TransId()
{
id = TblHeader.Rows[0]["id"].ToString()
};
List<string> ids = new List<string>();
ids.Add(TblHeader.Rows[0]["id"].ToString());
string DATA = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(ids, Newtonsoft.Json.Formatting.Indented);
string res = client.UploadString(url, "POST",DATA);
client.DownloadFile(url, ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["InvoicePath"].ToString() + CboGatePassNo.EditValue.ToString().Replace("/", "-") + ".pdf");
}
Postmen Tool:-
URL : https://ewbbackend-preprodpub-http.internal.cleartax.co/gst/v0.1/taxable_entities/1c74ddd2-6383-4f4b-a7a5-007ddd08f9ea/ewaybill/download?print_type=detailed
Header :-
Content-Type : application/json
X-Cleartax-Auth-Token :b1f57327-96db-4829-97cf-2f3a59a3a548
Body :-
[
"GLD24449"
]

using (WebClient client = new WebClient())
{
client.Headers.Add("X-Cleartax-Auth-Token", ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["auth-token"]);
client.Headers[HttpRequestHeader.ContentType] = "application/json";
string url = ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["host"] + ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["taxable_entities"] + "/ewaybill/download?print_type=detailed";
client.Encoding = Encoding.UTF8;
//var data = "[\"GLD24449\"]";
var data = UTF8Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(TblHeader.Rows[0]["id"].ToString());
byte[] r = client.UploadData(url, data);
using (var stream = System.IO.File.Create("FilePath"))
{
stream.Write(r,0,r.length);
}
}
Try this. Remember to change the filepath. Since the data you posted is not valid
json. So, I decide to post data this way.

I think it's straight forward, but instead of using WebClient, you can use HttpClient, it's better.
here is the answer HTTP client for downloading -> Download file with WebClient or HttpClient?
comparison between the HTTP client and web client-> Deciding between HttpClient and WebClient
Example Using WebClient
public static void Main(string[] args)
{
string path = #"download.pdf";
// Delete the file if it exists.
if (File.Exists(path))
{
File.Delete(path);
}
var uri = new Uri("https://ewbbackend-preprodpub-http.internal.cleartax.co/gst/v0.1/taxable_entities/1c74ddd2-6383-4f4b-a7a5-007ddd08f9ea/ewaybill/download?print_type=detailed");
WebClient client = new WebClient();
client.Headers[HttpRequestHeader.ContentType] = "application/json";
client.Headers.Add("X-Cleartax-Auth-Token", "b1f57327-96db-4829-97cf-2f3a59a3a548");
client.Encoding = Encoding.UTF8;
var data = UTF8Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes("[\"GLD24449\"]");
byte[] r = client.UploadData(uri, data);
using (var stream = System.IO.File.Create(path))
{
stream.Write(r, 0, r.Length);
}
}
Here is the sample code, don't forget to change the path.
public class Program
{
public static async Task Main(string[] args)
{
string path = #"download.pdf";
// Delete the file if it exists.
if (File.Exists(path))
{
File.Delete(path);
}
var uri = new Uri("https://ewbbackend-preprodpub-http.internal.cleartax.co/gst/v0.1/taxable_entities/1c74ddd2-6383-4f4b-a7a5-007ddd08f9ea/ewaybill/download?print_type=detailed");
HttpClient client = new HttpClient();
var request = new HttpRequestMessage(HttpMethod.Post, uri)
{
Content = new StringContent("[\"GLD24449\"]", Encoding.UTF8, "application/json")
};
request.Headers.Add("X-Cleartax-Auth-Token", "b1f57327-96db-4829-97cf-2f3a59a3a548");
var response = await client.SendAsync(request);
if (response.IsSuccessStatusCode)
{
using (FileStream fs = File.Create(path))
{
await response.Content.CopyToAsync(fs);
}
}
else
{
}
}

ImageResizer not touching file from webapi 2 controller

I've read this post:
ImageResizer is not resizing images served by WebAPI
and I've read the associated FAQ that talks about WebAPI and ImageResizer here:
http://imageresizing.net/docs/best-practices
I'm still not understanding what I need to do to make files that are served by the route:
config.Routes.MapHttpRoute
("API Vimeo Thumbnail", "rpc/{controller}/{action}/{vimeoId}.jpg",
new
{
});
and handled by this controller:
public class VimeoController : ApiController
{
[HttpGet]
[ActionName("Thumbnail")]
public HttpResponseMessage Thumbnail(string vimeoId = null, int? width = 1280, int? height = 720)
{
string url = String.Format("https://vimeo.com/api/oembed.json?url=https%3A//vimeo.com/{0}&width={1}&height={2}", vimeoId, width,
height);
var endpointRequest = (HttpWebRequest) WebRequest.Create(url);
endpointRequest.Method = "GET";
endpointRequest.Accept = "application/json;odata=verbose";
//var endpointResponse = (HttpWebResponse) endpointRequest.GetResponse();
var result = new HttpResponseMessage(HttpStatusCode.OK);
try
{
using (WebResponse webResponse = endpointRequest.GetResponse())
{
using (Stream webStream = webResponse.GetResponseStream())
{
using (var responseReader = new StreamReader(webStream))
{
string response = responseReader.ReadToEnd();
var reader = new JsonTextReader(new StringReader(response));
while (reader.Read())
{
if (reader.Value != null && reader.Value.Equals("thumbnail_url"))
{
reader.Read();
string downloadUrl = reader.Value.ToString();
var wc = new WebClient();
using (var stream = new MemoryStream(wc.DownloadData(downloadUrl)))
{
result.Content = new ByteArrayContent(stream.ToArray());
result.Content.Headers.ContentType = new MediaTypeHeaderValue("image/png");
}
}
}
responseReader.Close();
}
}
}
}
catch (Exception e)
{
Console.Out.WriteLine(e.Message);
Console.ReadLine();
}
return result;
}
}
What confuses me is how ImageResizer picks up files in my /Images directory but not from this handler. Obviously I'm not understanding the pipeline and how to get into it.

ImageResizer does not work this way; it operates prior to the HandleRequest phase in order to take advantage of IIS static file serving. You must subclass BlobProviderBase or implement IVirtualImageProvider if you want to provide custom behavior. If you just need an HTTP request, you might try the RemoteReader plugin (and URL rewriting if you want to change the syntax).
See integrating with a custom data store for more information.

NULL JSON posted onto PHP server using HTTP requests from C#

I'm trying to post a JSON string on a PHP page using HTTP response methods as follows:
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Data;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Net;
using System.IO;
using System.Web.Script.Serialization;
using System.Web;
namespace http_requests
{
public partial class Form1 : Form
{
public Form1()
{
InitializeComponent();
}
private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
//var httpWebRequest = (HttpWebRequest)WebRequest.Create("http://localhost/abc/products.php");
//httpWebRequest.ContentType = "application/json";
//httpWebRequest.Method = "POST";
//using (var streamWriter = new StreamWriter(httpWebRequest.GetRequestStream()))
//{
// string json = new JavaScriptSerializer().Serialize(new
// {
// user = "Foo",
// password = "Baz"
// });
// streamWriter.Write(json);
// streamWriter.Flush();
// streamWriter.Close();
// var httpResponse = (HttpWebResponse)httpWebRequest.GetResponse();
// using (var streamReader = new StreamReader(httpResponse.GetResponseStream()))
// {
// var result = streamReader.ReadToEnd();
// }
//}
HttpWebRequest request = (HttpWebRequest)HttpWebRequest.Create("http://localhost/ABC/products.php");
request.Method = WebRequestMethods.Http.Post;
string DataToPost = new JavaScriptSerializer().Serialize(new
{
user = "Foo",
password = "Baz"
});
byte[] bytes = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(DataToPost);
string byteString = Encoding.UTF8.GetString(bytes);
Stream os = null;
//string postData = "firstName=" + HttpUtility.UrlEncode(p.firstName) +
request.ContentLength = bytes.Length;
request.ContentType = "application/x-www-form-urlencoded";
os = request.GetRequestStream();
os.Write(bytes, 0, bytes.Length);
//StreamWriter writer = new StreamWriter(request.GetRequestStream());
//writer.Write(DataToPost);
//writer.Close();
HttpWebResponse response = (HttpWebResponse)request.GetResponse();
//StreamReader reader = new StreamReader(response.GetResponseStream());
using (var streamReader = new StreamReader(response.GetResponseStream()))
{
var result = streamReader.ReadToEnd();
richTextBox1.AppendText("R : " + result);
Console.WriteLine(streamReader.ReadToEnd().Trim());
}
//richTextBox1.Text = response.ToString();
}
}
}
I tried it in many different ways (converting to bytes too) but still posts a NULL array.
PHP Code:
<?php
$json = $_POST;
if (isset($json)) {
echo "This var is set so I will print.";
//var_dump($json);
var_dump(json_decode(file_get_contents('php://input')));
}
?>
When I try to get tha response from server and print onto a text box, it prints right:
R : This var is set so I will print.object(stdClass)#1 (2) {
["user"]=>
string(3) "Foo"
["password"]=>
string(3) "Baz"
}
but i'm unable to check it on my PHP page, it says:
This var is set so I will print.NULL
Not sure if its posting a JSON onto PHP or not, but it sure does posts a NULL.
I want to see the JSON on PHP page, Any help would be appreciated.
Thank you,
Revathy

There is nothing wrong with your c# client side code, the problem is that visiting a site in your browser is a seperate request from the c# post, so you wont see anything.
As per my comment, if you want to see the data in a browser after a post i c#, you will need to save and retrieve it.
Here is a simple example using a text file to save post data and display it:
//if post request
if($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD']=='POST'){
//get data from POST
$data = file_get_contents('php://input');
//save to file
file_put_contents('data.txt', $data);
die('Saved');
}
//else if its a get request (eg view in browser)
var_dump(json_decode(file_get_contents('data.txt')));

How to properly make a http web GET request

i am still new on c# and i'm trying to create an application for this page that will tell me when i get a notification (answered, commented, etc..). But for now i'm just trying to make a simple call to the api which will get the user's data.
i'm using Visual studio express 2012 to build the C# application, where (for now) you enter your user id, so the application will make the request with the user id and show the stats of this user id.
here is the code where i'm trying to make the request:
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
//Request library
using System.Net;
using System.IO;
namespace TestApplication
{
class Connect
{
public string id;
public string type;
protected string api = "https://api.stackexchange.com/2.2/";
protected string options = "?order=desc&sort=name&site=stackoverflow";
public string request()
{
string totalUrl = this.join(id);
return this.HttpGet(totalUrl);
}
protected string join(string s)
{
return api + type + "/" + s + options;
}
protected string get(string url)
{
try
{
string rt;
WebRequest request = WebRequest.Create(url);
WebResponse response = request.GetResponse();
Stream dataStream = response.GetResponseStream();
StreamReader reader = new StreamReader(dataStream);
rt = reader.ReadToEnd();
Console.WriteLine(rt);
reader.Close();
response.Close();
return rt;
}
catch(Exception ex)
{
return "Error: " + ex.Message;
}
}
public string HttpGet(string URI)
{
WebClient client = new WebClient();
// Add a user agent header in case the
// requested URI contains a query.
client.Headers.Add("user-agent", "Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.2; .NET CLR 1.0.3705;)");
Stream data = client.OpenRead(URI);
StreamReader reader = new StreamReader(data);
string s = reader.ReadToEnd();
data.Close();
reader.Close();
return s;
}
}
}
the class is an object and its being accessed from the form by just parsing it the user id and make the request.
i have tried many of the examples i have looked on google, but not clue why i am getting on all ways this message "�".
i am new in this kind of algorithm, if anyone can share a book or tutorial that shows how to do this kind of stuff (explaining each step), i would appreciate it

If using .NET 6 or higher, please read the warning at the bottom of this answer.
Servers sometimes compress their responses to save on bandwidth, when this happens, you need to decompress the response before attempting to read it. Fortunately, the .NET framework can do this automatically, however, we have to turn the setting on.
Here's an example of how you could achieve that.
string html = string.Empty;
string url = #"https://api.stackexchange.com/2.2/answers?order=desc&sort=activity&site=stackoverflow";
HttpWebRequest request = (HttpWebRequest)WebRequest.Create(url);
request.AutomaticDecompression = DecompressionMethods.GZip;
using (HttpWebResponse response = (HttpWebResponse)request.GetResponse())
using (Stream stream = response.GetResponseStream())
using (StreamReader reader = new StreamReader(stream))
{
html = reader.ReadToEnd();
}
Console.WriteLine(html);
GET
public string Get(string uri)
{
HttpWebRequest request = (HttpWebRequest)WebRequest.Create(uri);
request.AutomaticDecompression = DecompressionMethods.GZip | DecompressionMethods.Deflate;
using(HttpWebResponse response = (HttpWebResponse)request.GetResponse())
using(Stream stream = response.GetResponseStream())
using(StreamReader reader = new StreamReader(stream))
{
return reader.ReadToEnd();
}
}
GET async
public async Task<string> GetAsync(string uri)
{
HttpWebRequest request = (HttpWebRequest)WebRequest.Create(uri);
request.AutomaticDecompression = DecompressionMethods.GZip | DecompressionMethods.Deflate;
using(HttpWebResponse response = (HttpWebResponse)await request.GetResponseAsync())
using(Stream stream = response.GetResponseStream())
using(StreamReader reader = new StreamReader(stream))
{
return await reader.ReadToEndAsync();
}
}
POST
Contains the parameter method in the event you wish to use other HTTP methods such as PUT, DELETE, ETC
public string Post(string uri, string data, string contentType, string method = "POST")
{
byte[] dataBytes = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(data);
HttpWebRequest request = (HttpWebRequest)WebRequest.Create(uri);
request.AutomaticDecompression = DecompressionMethods.GZip | DecompressionMethods.Deflate;
request.ContentLength = dataBytes.Length;
request.ContentType = contentType;
request.Method = method;
using(Stream requestBody = request.GetRequestStream())
{
requestBody.Write(dataBytes, 0, dataBytes.Length);
}
using(HttpWebResponse response = (HttpWebResponse)request.GetResponse())
using(Stream stream = response.GetResponseStream())
using(StreamReader reader = new StreamReader(stream))
{
return reader.ReadToEnd();
}
}
POST async
Contains the parameter method in the event you wish to use other HTTP methods such as PUT, DELETE, ETC
public async Task<string> PostAsync(string uri, string data, string contentType, string method = "POST")
{
byte[] dataBytes = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(data);
HttpWebRequest request = (HttpWebRequest)WebRequest.Create(uri);
request.AutomaticDecompression = DecompressionMethods.GZip | DecompressionMethods.Deflate;
request.ContentLength = dataBytes.Length;
request.ContentType = contentType;
request.Method = method;
using(Stream requestBody = request.GetRequestStream())
{
await requestBody.WriteAsync(dataBytes, 0, dataBytes.Length);
}
using(HttpWebResponse response = (HttpWebResponse)await request.GetResponseAsync())
using(Stream stream = response.GetResponseStream())
using(StreamReader reader = new StreamReader(stream))
{
return await reader.ReadToEndAsync();
}
}
Warning notice: The methods of making a HTTP request outlined within this answer uses the HttpWebRequest class which is deprecated starting from .NET 6 and onwards. It's recommended to use HttpClient instead which this answer by DIG covers for environments that depends on .NET 6+.
Ref: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/core/compatibility/networking/6.0/webrequest-deprecated

Another way is using 'HttpClient' like this:
using System;
using System.Net;
using System.Net.Http;
namespace Test
{
class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
Console.WriteLine("Making API Call...");
using (var client = new HttpClient(new HttpClientHandler { AutomaticDecompression = DecompressionMethods.GZip | DecompressionMethods.Deflate }))
{
client.BaseAddress = new Uri("https://api.stackexchange.com/2.2/");
HttpResponseMessage response = client.GetAsync("answers?order=desc&sort=activity&site=stackoverflow").Result;
response.EnsureSuccessStatusCode();
string result = response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync().Result;
Console.WriteLine("Result: " + result);
}
Console.ReadLine();
}
}
}
Check HttpClient vs HttpWebRequest from stackoverflow and this from other.
Update June 22, 2020:
It's not recommended to use httpclient in a 'using' block as it might cause port exhaustion.
private static HttpClient client = null;
ContructorMethod()
{
if(client == null)
{
HttpClientHandler handler = new HttpClientHandler()
{
AutomaticDecompression = DecompressionMethods.GZip | DecompressionMethods.Deflate
};
client = new HttpClient(handler);
}
client.BaseAddress = new Uri("https://api.stackexchange.com/2.2/");
HttpResponseMessage response = client.GetAsync("answers?order=desc&sort=activity&site=stackoverflow").Result;
response.EnsureSuccessStatusCode();
string result = response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync().Result;
Console.WriteLine("Result: " + result);
}
If using .Net Core 2.1+, consider using IHttpClientFactory and injecting like this in your startup code.
var timeout = Policy.TimeoutAsync<HttpResponseMessage>(
TimeSpan.FromSeconds(60));
services.AddHttpClient<XApiClient>().ConfigurePrimaryHttpMessageHandler(() => new HttpClientHandler
{
AutomaticDecompression = DecompressionMethods.GZip | DecompressionMethods.Deflate
}).AddPolicyHandler(request => timeout);

Simpliest way for my opinion
var web = new WebClient();
var url = $"{hostname}/LoadDataSync?systemID={systemId}";
var responseString = web.DownloadString(url);
OR
var bytes = web.DownloadData(url);

var request = (HttpWebRequest)WebRequest.Create("sendrequesturl");
var response = (HttpWebResponse)request.GetResponse();
string responseString;
using (var stream = response.GetResponseStream())
{
using (var reader = new StreamReader(stream))
{
responseString = reader.ReadToEnd();
}
}

Adding to the responses already given, this is a complete example hitting JSON PlaceHolder site.
using System;
using System.Net.Http;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using Newtonsoft.Json;
namespace Publish
{
class Program
{
static async Task Main(string[] args)
{
// Get Reqeust
HttpClient req = new HttpClient();
var content = await req.GetAsync("https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/users");
Console.WriteLine(await content.Content.ReadAsStringAsync());
// Post Request
Post p = new Post("Some title", "Some body", "1");
HttpContent payload = new StringContent(JsonConvert.SerializeObject(p));
content = await req.PostAsync("https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/posts", payload);
Console.WriteLine("--------------------------");
Console.WriteLine(content.StatusCode);
Console.WriteLine(await content.Content.ReadAsStringAsync());
}
}
public struct Post {
public string Title {get; set;}
public string Body {get;set;}
public string UserID {get; set;}
public Post(string Title, string Body, string UserID){
this.Title = Title;
this.Body = Body;
this.UserID = UserID;
}
}
}

calling google Url Shortner API in C#

I want to call the google url shortner API from my C# Console Application, the request I try to implement is:
POST https://www.googleapis.com/urlshortener/v1/url
Content-Type: application/json
{"longUrl": "http://www.google.com/"}
When I try to use this code:
using System.Net;
using System.Net.Http;
using System.IO;
and the main method is:
static void Main(string[] args)
{
string s = "http://www.google.com/";
var client = new HttpClient();
// Create the HttpContent for the form to be posted.
var requestContent = new FormUrlEncodedContent(new[] {new KeyValuePair<string, string>("longUrl", s),});
// Get the response.
HttpResponseMessage response = client.Post("https://www.googleapis.com/urlshortener/v1/url",requestContent);
// Get the response content.
HttpContent responseContent = response.Content;
// Get the stream of the content.
using (var reader = new StreamReader(responseContent.ContentReadStream))
{
// Write the output.
s = reader.ReadToEnd();
Console.WriteLine(s);
}
Console.Read();
}
I get the error code 400: This API does not support parsing form-encoded input.
I don't know how to fix this.

you can check the code below (made use of System.Net).
You should notice that the contenttype must be specfied, and must be "application/json"; and also the string to be send must be in json format.
using System;
using System.Net;
using System.IO;
namespace ConsoleApplication1
{
class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
var httpWebRequest = (HttpWebRequest)WebRequest.Create("https://www.googleapis.com/urlshortener/v1/url");
httpWebRequest.ContentType = "application/json";
httpWebRequest.Method = "POST";
using (var streamWriter = new StreamWriter(httpWebRequest.GetRequestStream()))
{
string json = "{\"longUrl\":\"http://www.google.com/\"}";
Console.WriteLine(json);
streamWriter.Write(json);
}
var httpResponse = (HttpWebResponse)httpWebRequest.GetResponse();
using (var streamReader = new StreamReader(httpResponse.GetResponseStream()))
{
var responseText = streamReader.ReadToEnd();
Console.WriteLine(responseText);
}
}
}
}

Google has a NuGet package for using the Urlshortener API. Details can be found here.
Based on this example you would implement it as such:
using System;
using System.Net;
using System.Net.Http;
using Google.Apis.Services;
using Google.Apis.Urlshortener.v1;
using Google.Apis.Urlshortener.v1.Data;
using Google.Apis.Http;
namespace ConsoleTestBed
{
class Program
{
private const string ApiKey = "YourAPIKey";
static void Main(string[] args)
{
var initializer = new BaseClientService.Initializer
{
ApiKey = ApiKey,
//HttpClientFactory = new ProxySupportedHttpClientFactory()
};
var service = new UrlshortenerService(initializer);
var longUrl = "http://wwww.google.com/";
var response = service.Url.Insert(new Url { LongUrl = longUrl }).Execute();
Console.WriteLine($"Short URL: {response.Id}");
Console.ReadKey();
}
}
}
If you are behind a firewall you may need to use a proxy. Below is an implementation of the ProxySupportedHttpClientFactory, which is commented out in the sample above. Credit for this goes to this blog post.
class ProxySupportedHttpClientFactory : HttpClientFactory
{
private static readonly Uri ProxyAddress
= new UriBuilder("http", "YourProxyIP", 80).Uri;
private static readonly NetworkCredential ProxyCredentials
= new NetworkCredential("user", "password", "domain");
protected override HttpMessageHandler CreateHandler(CreateHttpClientArgs args)
{
return new WebRequestHandler
{
UseProxy = true,
UseCookies = false,
Proxy = new WebProxy(ProxyAddress, false, null, ProxyCredentials)
};
}
}

How about changing
var requestContent = new FormUrlEncodedContent(new[]
{new KeyValuePair<string, string>("longUrl", s),});
to
var requestContent = new StringContent("{\"longUrl\": \" + s + \"}");

Following is my working code. May be its helpful for you.
private const string key = "xxxxxInsertGoogleAPIKeyHerexxxxxxxxxx";
public string urlShorter(string url)
{
string finalURL = "";
string post = "{\"longUrl\": \"" + url + "\"}";
string shortUrl = url;
HttpWebRequest request = (HttpWebRequest)WebRequest.Create("https://www.googleapis.com/urlshortener/v1/url?key=" + key);
try
{
request.ServicePoint.Expect100Continue = false;
request.Method = "POST";
request.ContentLength = post.Length;
request.ContentType = "application/json";
request.Headers.Add("Cache-Control", "no-cache");
using (Stream requestStream = request.GetRequestStream())
{
byte[] postBuffer = Encoding.ASCII.GetBytes(post);
requestStream.Write(postBuffer, 0, postBuffer.Length);
}
using (HttpWebResponse response = (HttpWebResponse)request.GetResponse())
{
using (Stream responseStream = response.GetResponseStream())
{
using (StreamReader responseReader = new StreamReader(responseStream))
{
string json = responseReader.ReadToEnd();
finalURL = Regex.Match(json, #"""id"": ?""(?.+)""").Groups["id"].Value;
}
}
}
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
// if Google's URL Shortener is down...
System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine(ex.Message);
System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine(ex.StackTrace);
}
return finalURL;
}