How to Pass List of data using web api in c# console app

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How to Pass list of data using c# console app to web api

Manas Mohapatra · Answer

WebAPI: public IEnumerable PostProducts([FromBody]IEnumerable pList) { return repository.AddProducts(pList); } Client private static async Task > postProducts () // add product collection { HttpClient client = new HttpClient(); List products = new List (); Product p1 = new Product(); p1.Name = Product4 ; p1.Price = 111.1M; p1.Category = Condiments ; products.Add(p1); Product p2 = new Product(); p2.Name = Product5 ; p2.Price = 222.2M; p2.Category = Hardware ; products.Add(p2); // need to add controller method name based on changes to routing in WebApiConfig.cs response = await client.PostAsJsonAsync >(serviceUrl + @ /PostProducts  products); if (!response.IsSuccessStatusCode) { Console.WriteLine( ERROR: Products Not Posted. + response.ReasonPhrase); return null ; } products = await response.Content.ReadAsAsync >(); return products; // } Follow below link: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/38835040/pass-parameters-to-web-api-from-console-application

Mangesh Gaherwar · Answer

HI Mohit Make sure you are passing the json converted list as a parameter for converting the List into json u can use NewtonSoftjson