How to call Rest ful webservice using httpWebRequest and PostData

Question

I have created a restful webservice like below

Opertation Contract

[WebInvoke(Method = "POST", RequestFormat = WebMessageFormat.Json, BodyStyle = WebMessageBodyStyle.Wrapped,ResponseFormat = WebMessageFormat.Json, UriTemplate = "/PushNotification")]
        [OperationContract]
        void PushNotification(MailInformation mailInformations);

MailInformations class

 [DataContract]
    public class MailInformation
    {
        [DataMember]
        public List<string> To { get; set; }
        [DataMember]
        public string SenderEmail { get; set; }
        [DataMember]
        public string Subject { get; set; }
    }

How can i call this service using HttpWebrequest ?

My Service Url

localhost/Chat/ChatService.svc/PushNotification

this is a rest service. I think rest service doesn't proxy – Jameel Moideen Apr 30 '13 at 12:39 — Jameel Moideen, Apr 30 '13 at 12:39

score 6 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 30 '13 at 12:36

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MailInformation mi = new MailInformation(){
    SenderEmail = "aaa@bbb.com",
    Subject = "test",
    To = new List<string>(){"ccc@eee.com"}
};

var dataToSend = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(JsonConvert.SerializeObject(mi));

var req = HttpWebRequest.Create("http://localhost/Chat/ChatService.svc/PushNotification");

req.ContentType = "application/json";
req.ContentLength = dataToSend.Length;
req.Method = "POST";
req.GetRequestStream().Write(dataToSend,0,dataToSend.Length);

var response = req.GetResponse();

answered Apr 30 '13 at 12:36

I4V

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in which namespace JsonConvert class? – Jameel Moideen Apr 30 '13 at 12:44
Sorry.. I used [Json.net](http://json.codeplex.com/) But you can also use [JavaScriptSerializer](http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.web.script.serialization.javascriptserializer.aspx) – I4V Apr 30 '13 at 12:51
But in the service mailInformations are null..How can i get this parameter? – Jameel Moideen Apr 30 '13 at 17:39
@JEMI try `WebMessageBodyStyle.Bare` instead of `WebMessageBodyStyle.Wrapped` – I4V Apr 30 '13 at 17:56

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 30 '13 at 12:37

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You can save yourself the hassle of using HttpWebRequest and just use RestSharp.

var client = new RestClient("http://localhost");
var request = new RestRequest("Chat/ChatService.svc/PushNotification");
RestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
var content = response.Content; // raw content as string

answered Apr 30 '13 at 12:37

Chris S

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@JEMI here's an example: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6312970/restsharp-json-parameter-posting – Chris S Apr 30 '13 at 14:38
@JEMI you can also post the object directly if you want: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9966521/restsharp-post-object-to-wcf – Chris S Apr 30 '13 at 14:58

How to call Rest ful webservice using httpWebRequest and PostData

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