How To Accept a File POST

Question

I\'m using asp.net mvc 4 webapi beta to build a rest service. I need to be able to accept POSTed images/files from client applications. Is this possible using the webapi?

Answer 1

This question has lots of good answers even for .Net Core. I was using both Frameworks the provided code samples work fine. So I won't repeat it. In my case the important thing was how to use File upload actions with Swagger like this:

Here is my recap:

ASP .Net WebAPI 2

• To upload file use: MultipartFormDataStreamProvider see answers here
• How to use it with Swagger

.NET Core

• To upload file use: IFormFile see answers here or MS documentation
• How to use it with Swagger