REST file upload with HttpRequestMessage or Stream?

Question

What is the better way to upload a file for a REST client?

From the WCF Web API Documentation

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Answer 1

The first method is "closer to the metal" and would be more flexible since you would be processing the http requests and building the responses yourself. If all you need to do is accept a stream from a client, the second option is much simpler from the implementation standpoint (under the hood, it does the same work that the first method is doing)

I don't have an answer for your last question.