How to get content from file from this URL?

Question

I have this URL: URL from Google

When open link in new tab, the browser force me download it. After download, I get a text file named \"s\". But I want use C# acces

Answer 1

For asp.net core / .Net 5+, you should inject HttpClient in your service. You should not manually create a new instance.

public class MySerivice {
   private readonly HttpClient _httpClient;
   public MyService(HttpClient httpClient) {
       _httpClient = httpClient;
   }
   
   public async Task Foo() {
       var myString = await _httpClient.GetStringAsync("https://my-url/file.txt");
   }
}

Injecting HttpClient will use IHttpClientFactory behind the scenes. Docs: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/architecture/microservices/implement-resilient-applications/use-httpclientfactory-to-implement-resilient-http-requests