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using Newtonsoft.Json; using Newtonsoft.Json.Linq; using System; using System.Net.Http; using System.Text; namespace FaxWSConsoleApplication { class CheckServiceJsonClass { const string faxWSUrl = "https://ws.concordfax.com/fax/v5"; public void CheckServiceJson() { string methodName = "CheckService"; Console.WriteLine($"Starting call to {methodName}"); #region General Settings #endregion General Settings try { #region Request Setup // Sample Request //{ // "CheckService": { // } //} // Create JSON request var json = new { CheckService = new { } }; // Serialize to JSON string {MethodName:{}} string content = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(json); // Create HttpContent object from JSON content and set content-type to application/json HttpContent httpContent = new StringContent(content, Encoding.UTF8, "application/json"); #endregion Request Setup #region API Call using(var client = new HttpClient()) { // Clear any existing headers client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Accept.Clear(); // Add Content-Type: application/json client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Accept.Add(new System.Net.Http.Headers.MediaTypeWithQualityHeaderValue("application/json")); Console.WriteLine($"Making API Call to {methodName}"); // Sent POST request HttpResponseMessage httpResponseMessage = client.PostAsync(new Uri(faxWSUrl), httpContent).GetAwaiter().GetResult(); Console.WriteLine("Reading API Call Response content"); // Get JSON body content from response string responseContent = httpResponseMessage.Content.ReadAsStringAsync().GetAwaiter().GetResult(); // Check to see if Http Status Code was successful if(!httpResponseMessage.IsSuccessStatusCode) { Console.WriteLine($"Http Error Returned, Status Code: {httpResponseMessage.StatusCode}, Reason Phrase: {httpResponseMessage.ReasonPhrase}"); Console.WriteLine($"Response Content:{responseContent}"); return; } JObject jsonResult = null; try { // Parse JSON string to Json Object that will help parse response jsonResult = JObject.Parse(responseContent); } catch(JsonReaderException ex) { Console.WriteLine(ex.Message); } // Write JSON response out Console.WriteLine($"Json Response: {jsonResult.ToString()}"); // SAMPLE RESPONSE //{ // "CheckServiceResponse": { // "return": "" // } //} // Get response portion // Serialize to JSON string {CancelFaxResponse:{}} var response = jsonResult["CheckServiceResponse"]; // Get API call status string responseString = response["return"].Value<string>(); // API Call was successful, echo back JobId that was cancelled Console.WriteLine($"Successfully returned checkService: {responseString}"); } #endregion API Call } catch(Exception ex) { Console.WriteLine($"Error while calling {methodName} : {ex.Message}"); } finally { Console.WriteLine($"Finished call to {methodName}"); } } } } |