Not able to connect to website URLs from Asp.Net WebApi Action Methods

Question

I am trying to connect to URL using WebClient inside Asp.Net Web Api project. My intention was to get the content and create a web site thumbnail.

Sample Code:

Answer 1

I found the answer here in the end: Web Request through Proxy using RestSharp

Adding:

<system.net>
    <defaultProxy enabled="true" useDefaultCredentials="true"></defaultProxy>
</system.net>

To my web config fixed it for me.