System.Net.Http.HttpRequestException Error while copying content to a stream

Question

I am using the HttpClient class in .NET Framework 4.5.2.

I calling PostAsync against a third party web service. 80% of the time this post works, 20%

Answer 1

I had the same error (Error while copying content to a stream) with HTTPClient PutAsync() method:

using (StreamContent content = new StreamContent(stream))
{
    HttpResponseMessage response = await client.PutAsync(url, content))
}

You need to specify the HttpCompletionOption.ResponseHeadersRead flag which is not available in PutAsync so I switched to SendAsync:

using (StreamContent content = new StreamContent(stream))
{
    var httpRequest = new HttpRequestMessage(HttpMethod.Put, url);
    httpRequest.Content = content;

    HttpResponseMessage response = await client.SendAsync(httpRequest, HttpCompletionOption.ResponseHeadersRead);
}