Question HTTPClient Response Logging

[Beanymattd]

Hi, I have the below code which I am using to send JSON data to an API using HTTPClient. I want to log the HTTP response/status code such as 200, 201, 400 etc. Please can someone assist me with how to log the response code?

  public void Main()
        {
            //String filePath = @"your-path\test.json";
            String filepath = Dts.Variables["User::FileName"].Value.ToString();
            if (File.Exists(filepath))
            {
                try
                {
                    // Read the JSON file
                    string jsonData = File.ReadAllText(filepath);
                    using (var client = new HttpClient())
                    {
                        client.BaseAddress = new Uri("https://your-url.com");
                        var response = client.PostAsync("/url-path", new StringContent(jsonData, Encoding.UTF8, "application/json")).Result;
                        var responseContent = response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();

                    }
                }
                catch (Exception ex)
                {
                    Console.WriteLine($"Error reading or parsing the JSON file: {ex.Message}");
                }
            }
            else
            {
                Console.WriteLine("The JSON file does not exist in the specified folder.");
            }
        }
    }

 

[JohnH]

The response has the status code: HttpResponseMessage.StatusCode Property (System.Net.Http)

Also mind the remark here: HttpClient Class (System.Net.Http)

HttpClient is intended to be instantiated once and reused throughout the life of an application.

 

[cjard]

You're using HttpClient wrong and it is destabilizing your software

I’ve been using HttpClient wrong for years and it finally came back to bite me. My site was unstable and my clients furious, with a simple fix performance improved greatly and the instability disapear

www.aspnetmonsters.com

And

You're (probably still) using HttpClient wrong and it is destabilizing your software

I try to optimize the fetching and deserialization of data in dotnet core as much as possible. HttpClientFactory and streams are my best friends

josef.codes

Consider using

Flurl

Fluent URL building and wrist-friendly HTTP client for .NET

flurl.dev