Send JSON via POST in C# and Receive the JSON returned?

Question

This is my first time ever using JSON as well as System.Net and the WebRequest in any of my applications. My application is supposed to send a JSON

Answer 1

You can build your HttpContent using the combination of JObject to avoid and JProperty and then call ToString() on it when building the StringContent:

        /*{
          "agent": {                             
            "name": "Agent Name",                
            "version": 1                                                          
          },
          "username": "Username",                                   
          "password": "User Password",
          "token": "xxxxxx"
        }*/

        JObject payLoad = new JObject(
            new JProperty("agent", 
                new JObject(
                    new JProperty("name", "Agent Name"),
                    new JProperty("version", 1)
                    ),
                new JProperty("username", "Username"),
                new JProperty("password", "User Password"),
                new JProperty("token", "xxxxxx")    
                )
            );

        using (HttpClient client = new HttpClient())
        {
            var httpContent = new StringContent(payLoad.ToString(), Encoding.UTF8, "application/json");

            using (HttpResponseMessage response = await client.PostAsync(requestUri, httpContent))
            {
                response.EnsureSuccessStatusCode();
                string responseBody = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
                return JObject.Parse(responseBody);
            }
        }