How to make an HTTP POST web request

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How can I make an HTTP request and send some data using the POST method?

Answer 1

Simple GET request

using System.Net;

...

using (var wb = new WebClient())
{
    var response = wb.DownloadString(url);
}

Simple POST request

using System.Net;
using System.Collections.Specialized;

...

using (var wb = new WebClient())
{
    var data = new NameValueCollection();
    data["username"] = "myUser";
    data["password"] = "myPassword";

    var response = wb.UploadValues(url, "POST", data);
    string responseInString = Encoding.UTF8.GetString(response);
}