POST throws HttpRequestMessage does not contain a definition for Form

Question

I am trying to get POST data in C# and everything I have read says to use

Request.Form[\"parameterNameHere\"]

I am trying that, but I get

Answer 1

You should pass your object in the request body and retrieve values from the body:

public HttpResponseMessage Post([FromBody] SomeModel model)
{
    var value = model.SomeValue;
    ...

Or if all you need is the string:

public HttpResponseMessage Post([FromBody] string value)
{
    HttpResponseMessage response = new HttpResponseMessage();
    response.Content = new StringContent("Your message to me was: " + value);
    return response;
}