ApiController BadRequest(string message) method is not returning the custom message passed in parameter

Question

On my console application I am making following webClient Request to upload the data.

using (var client = new WebClient())
{
    client.Headers.Clear();
    client.Headers.Add("Content-Type", "application/json; charset=utf-8");
    client.UploadStringCompleted += (data, exception) =>
    {
        if (exception.Error != null)
        {
            _log.Error("Error While Posting XYZSets data {0}", exception.Error);
        }
        client.Dispose();
    };
    var ApplicationUrl = string.Format("{0}/api/AAA/PostXYZSets", ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["ApplicationUrl"]);
    client.UploadStringAsync(new Uri(ApplicationUrl), jsonData);
}

In my MVC application at some point I am returning the IHttpActionResult by following code.

[ServiceAuthentication]
public IHttpActionResult PostXYZSets(XYZSet[] xYZSets)
{
    return BadRequest("My Custom Error message"); 
}

But when UploadStringCompleted method receives exception, I nowhere find "My Custom Error message". it says (400) Bad Request.

Tell me what's wrong am i doing. thanks in advance.

Is BadRequest a custom class here? If yes, please share that code also. — Prateek Pandey, May 24 '17 at 12:16
The action does not look to be able to accept POST requests based on OP. Also how are you authenticating the request based on that attached attribute? Consider using `HttpClient`. — Nkosi, May 24 '17 at 12:48
Have you tried calling it using Fiddler, Postman or similar? If you debug your Web API controller, is the method called? Try adding [HttpPost] to your method. — Jonny, May 24 '17 at 14:03

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Dec 07 '22 at 10:03

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The response is in the string returned, not in the header. It's there. Just read the return string as you would read an Ok response.

answered Dec 07 '22 at 10:03

Traian Trante

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ApiController BadRequest(string message) method is not returning the custom message passed in parameter

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