C# - How to make a HTTP call

Question

I wanted to make an HTTP call to a website. I just need to hit the URL and dont want to upload or download any data. What is the easiest and fastest way to do it.

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Answer 1

If you don't want to upload any data you should use:

webRequest.Method = "GET";

If you really don't care about getting any data back (for instance if you just want to check to see if the page is available) use:

webRequest.Method = "HEAD";

In either case, instead of webRequest.GetRequestStream() use:

WebResponse myWebResponse = webRequest.GetResponse();