Error sending json in POST to web API service

Question

I\'m creating a web service using Web API. I implemented a simple class

public class ActivityResult
{
    public String code;
    public int indexValue;
             


        

Answer 1

1. You have to must add header property Content-Type:application/json

2. When you define any POST request method input parameter that should be annotated as [FromBody], e.g.:

   [HttpPost]
   public HttpResponseMessage Post([FromBody]ActivityResult ar)
   {
     return new HttpResponseMessage(HttpStatusCode.OK);
   }
   

3. Any JSON input data must be raw data.

Answer 2

Please check if you are were passing method as POST instead as GET. if so you will get same error as a you posted above.

$http({               
 method: 'GET',

The request entity's media type 'text/plain' is not supported for this resource.

Answer 3

I had all my settings covered in the accepted answer. The problem I had was that I was trying to update the Entity Framework entity type "Task" like:

public IHttpActionResult Post(Task task)

What worked for me was to create my own entity "DTOTask" like:

public IHttpActionResult Post(DTOTask task)

Answer 4

another tip...where to add "content-type: application/json"...to the textbox field on the Composer/Parsed tab. There are 3 lines already filled in there, so I added this Content-type as the 4th line. That made the Post work.

Answer 5

In the HTTP request you need to set Content-Type to: Content-Type: application/json

So if you're using fiddler client add Content-Type: application/json to the request header

Answer 6

It require to include Content-Type:application/json in web api request header section when not mention any content then by default it is Content-Type:text/plain passes to request.

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