C# REST API Client [closed]

Answer 1

If your PHP REST API backend is documented with Swagger, e.g. using swagger-php, you can use swagger-codegen to generate the API clients in C#, Java, PHP, Ruby, Python and more using the Swagger spec that describes your PHP backend.

Answer 2

Take a look at RESTSharp. Very powerful, and easy to use.

Works on all platforms too: Web, Windows, WCF, Monotouch, Windows Phone

Answer 3

You might also want to check out Hammock.NET @ http://hammock.codeplex.com/ ; it is a joy to work with. You really don't need WCF in all likelyhood.

Answer 4

You can just use HttpWebRequest or WebClient to make web requests like you would have with CURL in your PHP client...

If you need to deal with JSON based responses, JSON.Net is a fantastic library.

HttpWebRequest request = (HttpWebRequest)WebRequest.Create("http://a/rest/uri");
request.Method = "POST";
request.Headers.Add("Authorization: OAuth " + accessToken);
string postData = string.Format("param1=something&param2=something_else");
byte[] data = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(postData);

request.ContentType = "application/x-www-form-urlencoded";
request.Accept = "application/json";
request.ContentLength = data.Length;

using (Stream requestStream = request.GetRequestStream())
{
    requestStream.Write(data, 0, data.Length);
}

try
{
    using(WebResponse response = request.GetResponse())
    {
        // Do something with response
    }
}
catch (WebException ex)
{
    // Handle error
}

Answer 5

Also you can use HttpClient in .NET 4.5.
If you are usint .NET 4.0, the HttpClient API is available in Microsoft.Net.Http nuget.