'WebRequest.Create(string)' is obsolete: 'WebRequest, Use HttpClient instead.'

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I upgraded my .NET application from the version NET5 to NET6 and placed with a warning that the WebRequest class was obsolete. I've looked at a few examples online, but using HttpClient doesn't automatically grab credentials like WebRequest does, as you need to insert them into a string manually.

How would I convert this using the HttpClient class or similar?

 string url = "website.com";
        WebRequest wr = WebRequest.Create(url);
        wr.Credentials = CredentialCache.DefaultCredentials;
        HttpWebResponse hwr = (HttpWebResponse)wr.GetResponse();
        StreamReader sr = new(hwr.GetResponseStream());
        
    
        sr.Close();
        hwr.Close();

score 6 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 21 '22 at 05:29

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Have you tried the following?

var myClient = new HttpClient(new HttpClientHandler() { UseDefaultCredentials = true });
var response = await myClient.GetAsync("website.com");
var streamResponse = await response.Content.ReadAsStreamAsync();

more info around credentials: How to get HttpClient to pass credentials along with the request?

answered Mar 21 '22 at 05:29

NavidM

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And then read [You're using HttpClient wrong and it is destabilizing your software](https://www.aspnetmonsters.com/2016/08/2016-08-27-httpclientwrong/) followed by [You're (probably still) using HttpClient wrong and it is destabilizing your software](https://josef.codes/you-are-probably-still-using-httpclient-wrong-and-it-is-destabilizing-your-software/) – Caius Jard Mar 21 '22 at 09:52

'WebRequest.Create(string)' is obsolete: 'WebRequest, Use HttpClient instead.'

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