Trying to get the user-agent from request in asp.net web api self host

Question

I\'m trying to get the user-agent in a web api self host and I\'m either doing it wrong, or the web api itself is altering the user agent string.

I\'ve tried using sever

Answer 1

var context = new HttpContextWrapper(HttpContext.Current);
HttpRequestBase request = context.Request;
var browserdetail = request.UserAgent;

This worked for me if you want only browser name then simply write:

var browserdetail = request.browser

And if you want clients ip address then simply do:

var browserdetail = request.hostaddress and use it for generating token key for authenticaton.