Post a guest comment through the Disqus API

gistfile1.cs

        /// <summary>
        /// Method to post a new comment
        /// </summary>
        public static async Task<string> PostComment(string threadid, string message, string guestemail, string guestname)
        {
            if (!NetworkInterface.GetIsNetworkAvailable())
                return "Error: Not connected to the internet";

            // Create HTTP client
            var gziphandler = new CompressedHttpClientHandler();
            var httpClient = new HttpClient(gziphandler);

            httpClient.DefaultRequestHeaders.Referrer = new Uri("http://example.com/", UriKind.Absolute); // Must match one of your API application's trusted domains
            httpClient.DefaultRequestHeaders.Host = "example.com"; // Must match one of your API application's trusted domains

            // This is the postdata
            var postData = new List<KeyValuePair<string, string>>();
            postData.Add(new KeyValuePair<string, string>("api_key", ApiResources.key_public));
            postData.Add(new KeyValuePair<string, string>("api_secret", ApiResources.key_secret));
            postData.Add(new KeyValuePair<string, string>("thread", threadid));
            postData.Add(new KeyValuePair<string, string>("message", message));
            postData.Add(new KeyValuePair<string, string>("author_email", guestemail));
            postData.Add(new KeyValuePair<string, string>("author_name", guestname));
            postData.Add(new KeyValuePair<string, string>("strict", "1"));

            var response = await httpClient.PostAsync(new Uri(ApiResources.endpoint_posts_create, UriKind.Absolute), new FormUrlEncodedContent(postData));

            // Return content as a string
            string content = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();

            try
            {
                response.EnsureSuccessStatusCode();

                return content;
            }
            catch (HttpRequestException)
            {
                try
                {
                    JObject resultObject = JObject.Parse(content);

                    // Get code
                    return "Error: " + content;
                }
                catch
                {
                    return "Error: " + content;
                }
            }
            catch
            {
                return "Error: " + content;
            }

        }