Is there a way to do a PUT with WebClient?

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with the WebClient class in .NET 4.0, is there a way to do a PUT?

I know you can do a GET with DownloadString() and a POST with UploadString(), but is there a method or property that lets you do a PUT?

Thanks.

Now that is an entirely different question, i do not think that it would make sense to answer that here! — H.B., Dec 01 '11 at 19:43

score 66 · Accepted Answer · edited Jan 02 '20 at 14:40

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There are overloads for UploadString that let you specify the method. For example, this one takes a Uri, a string for the method, and a string for the data.

using (var webClient = new WebClient())
{
    webClient.UploadString(apiUrl, 
        WebRequestMethods.Http.Put, // or simply use "PUT"
        JsonConvert.SerializeObject(payload))
}

edited Jan 02 '20 at 14:40

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answered Dec 01 '11 at 19:00

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can u give any example? – Shomaail Mar 19 '18 at 12:54
`client.UploadString(apiUrl, "PUT", JsonConvert.SerializeObject(payload))` – Mike Cole Dec 17 '19 at 17:27

score 11 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 25 '13 at 19:29

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You can use webclient.UploadString(urlwithparams,"Put","")

url with params should include the params in querystring format ... urlwithparams = www.foo.com?key=value&key2=value2

This worked for me...

answered Sep 25 '13 at 19:29

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Does the PUT should be in all capital? secondly the last parameter in the uploadstring is "" why? – Shomaail Mar 19 '18 at 13:06

score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Feb 25 '13 at 08:28

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Huh? As stated on MS's website WebClient.UploadData does take the method (as a string) too right? Or am I missing something?

answered Feb 25 '13 at 08:28

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score -3 · Answer 4 · edited Dec 01 '11 at 19:02

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I don't think that WebClient can do it. However, you can use the HttpWebrequest class to perform a put request.

edited Dec 01 '11 at 19:02

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answered Dec 01 '11 at 19:01

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The second link appears to be broken, here is a copy of the code posted by the author; https://networkprogramming.wordpress.com/2015/03/26/put-request-with-httpwebrequest/ – Fiach Reid Mar 26 '15 at 17:14
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WebClient can indeed do it. You just have to specify the method (PUT). https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms144237(v=vs.110).aspx – Jamie Sep 24 '16 at 01:34

Is there a way to do a PUT with WebClient?

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