HttpClient not supporting PostAsJsonAsync method C#

Question

I am trying to call a web API from my web application. I am using .Net 4.5 and while writing the code I am getting the error HttpClient does not contain a defin

Answer 1

The missing reference is the System.Net.Http.Formatting.dll. But the better solution is to add the NuGet package Microsoft.AspNet.WebApi.Client to ensure the version of the formatting dll worked with the .NET framework version of System.Net.Http in my project.