Proxy using ApiController

gistfile1.cs

using System;
using System.Net.Http;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using System.Web.Http;
using Http = System.Net.WebRequestMethods.Http;

namespace PhilsVersion
{
    public class ProxyController : ApiController
    {
        [AcceptVerbs(Http.Get, Http.Head, Http.MkCol, Http.Post, Http.Put)]
        public async Task<HttpResponseMessage> Proxy(string url)
        {
            using (HttpClient http = new HttpClient())
            {
                this.Request.RequestUri = new Uri(url);

                if (this.Request.Method == HttpMethod.Get)
                {
                    this.Request.Content = null;
                }

                return await http.SendAsync(this.Request);
            }
        }
    }
}

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