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HttpClient.PostAsync Method (String, HttpContent)

.NET Framework 4.5

Send a POST request to the specified Uri as an asynchronous operation.

Namespace: System.Net.Http
Assembly: System.Net.Http (in System.Net.Http.dll)

public Task<HttpResponseMessage> PostAsync(
	string requestUri,
	HttpContent content
)

Parameters

requestUri: Type: System.String
The Uri the request is sent to.

content: Type: System.Net.Http.HttpContent
The HTTP request content sent to the server.

Return Value

Type: System.Threading.Tasks.Task<HttpResponseMessage>
Returns Task<TResult>.
The task object representing the asynchronous operation.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentNullException	The requestUri was null.

Remarks

This operation will not block. The returned Task<TResult> object will complete after the whole response (including content) is read.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4.5

.NET for Windows Store apps

Supported in: Windows 8

Platforms

Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core Role not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core Role supported with SP1 or later; Itanium not supported)

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

Reference

HttpClient Class

PostAsync Overload

System.Net.Http Namespace

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