Posting to a Web API using HttpClient and Web API method [FromBody] parameter ends up being null

Question

I am attempting to POST to a Web API using the HttpClient. When I put a breakpoint in the Save method of the Web API the [FromBody] Product is null. This means that somethin

Answer 1

Have you tried inspecting the request in something like fiddler? It needs the content-type to be application/json as you have pointed out. But you are only setting the accept header.

Try:

StringContent content = new StringContent(JsonConvert.SerializeObject(product), Encoding.UTF8, "application/json");