C# HttpClient example

httpTest.cs

using System;
using System.Net.Http;
using System.Net.Http.Headers;
using System.Threading.Tasks;

namespace httpclientTest
{
    public class Program
    {
        static HttpClient client = new HttpClient();

        static async Task<String> GetResourceAsync (string path)
        {
            String body = null;
            HttpResponseMessage response = await client.GetAsync(path);
            if (response.IsSuccessStatusCode)
            {
                body = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
            }
            return body;
        }



        static async Task RunAsync()
        {
            // Update port # in the following line.
            client.BaseAddress = new Uri("https://baconipsum.com/");
            client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Accept.Clear();
            client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Accept.Add(
                new MediaTypeWithQualityHeaderValue("application/json"));

            String resource = null;

            try
            {
                // Get the product
                resource = await GetResourceAsync("api/?type=meat-and-filler");
                Console.WriteLine(resource);
            }
            catch (Exception e)
            {
                Console.WriteLine(e.Message);
            }

            Console.ReadLine();
        }

        static void Main()
        {
            RunAsync().GetAwaiter().GetResult();
        }
    }
}