Incorrect Format for JSON deserialization

Question

I am very much out of my element on this. In C# I am writing a method to get data back from a website using REST. Per the documentation on the website I should use something like this:

var client = new RestClient(url + "token");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.POST);

request.AddParameter("application/x-www-form-urlencoded",
                "grant_type=password&username=" + UserName +
                "&password=" + Password +
                "&tenant=" + Company,
                ParameterType.RequestBody);

IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);

to get a response that looks like this:

{
  "access_token": "generated_token_value",
  "token_type": "bearer",
  "expires_in": 2591999
}

However, I have no earthly clue to how to read that info. I'm assuming that the JSON response is in my "response" variable, but beyond that I'm at a loss. I've done a little digging and have found Json.NET should be helpful, but it's over my head. Their documentation suggests:

Product deserializedProduct = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<Product>(output);

However if I convert that into something that looks correct for mine (creating a "Responses" Class and then):

Responses responses = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<Responses>(response);

I get an error in VS under the "response" saying "cannot convert from 'RestSharp.IRestResponse' to 'string'.

I feel like I just need a little nudge to get over this hump.

Possible duplicate of [Convert JSON String To C# Object](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4611031/convert-json-string-to-c-sharp-object) — Liam, May 11 '17 at 13:42
@Liam he's not having JSON String but `IRestResponse` object meaning it's not a duplicate. — mrogal.ski, May 11 '17 at 13:43

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered May 11 '17 at 13:45

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Responses responses = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<Responses>(response.Content);

answered May 11 '17 at 13:45

Jon Lopez Garcia

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score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered May 11 '17 at 13:45

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If you go to the repository of RestSharp you'll see that it has special property called Content which contains JSon in a string format.

Now you can use JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<Responses>(response.Content); to retrieve your object.

answered May 11 '17 at 13:45

mrogal.ski

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That did the trick. the Content property did the trick. Now I've got some other work to do, but the key part works. Thanks! – gilliduck May 11 '17 at 14:08

score 1 · Answer 3 · answered May 11 '17 at 13:48

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Another option could be declaring the response for the out type you're expecting

IRestResponse<Responses> response = client.Execute<Responses>(request);

answered May 11 '17 at 13:48

Stinky Towel

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Incorrect Format for JSON deserialization

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