How to set WebClient Content-Type Header?

c# content-type webclient
MaLKaV_eS picture MaLKaV_eS · Oct 20, 2009 · Viewed 53.2k times · Source

To conect to a third party service I need to make a Https Post. One of the requisites set is to sent a custom content type.

I'm using WebClient, but I can't find how to set it. I've tried making a new class and overriding the CreateRequest Method, but that make request crash.

Is there any way to do that without having to rewrite CopyHeadersTo method?

EDIT CopyHeaderTo is a method I've seen using .NET Reflector. It's invoked from GetWebRequest and sets all Request Headers, including Content-Type, from private properties.

Answer

Darin Dimitrov picture Darin Dimitrov · Oct 20, 2009

You could try adding to the Headers collection.

myWebClient.Headers.Add("Content-Type","application/xxx");

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