Best way to have one Web API forward request to other

Question

I have a few web services running on different servers, and I want to have one web service running \"in front\" of the rest to decide which web service (server) the request shou

Answer 1

All you need to do is build a Web API DelegatingHandler like this:

public class ProxyHandler : DelegatingHandler
{
  protected override async System.Threading.Tasks.Task<HttpResponseMessage> SendAsync(HttpRequestMessage request, System.Threading.CancellationToken cancellationToken)
  {
    UriBuilder forwardUri = new UriBuilder(request.RequestUri);
    //strip off the proxy port and replace with an Http port
    forwardUri.Port = 80;
    //send it on to the requested URL
    request.RequestUri = forwardUri.Uri;
    HttpClient client = new HttpClient();
    var response = await  client.SendAsync(request,HttpCompletionOption.ResponseHeadersRead);
    return response;
  }
} 

Answer 2

Just run into the same task and have to add some more lines in addition to Yazan Ati answer.

    [HttpPost]
    [HttpGet]
    [Route("api/TestBot/{*remaining}")]
    public Task<HttpResponseMessage> SendMessage()
    {
        const string host = "facebook.botframework.com";
        string forwardUri = $"https://{host}/api/v1/bots/billycom{Request.RequestUri.Query}";

        Request.Headers.Remove("Host");
        Request.RequestUri = new Uri(forwardUri);
        if (Request.Method == HttpMethod.Get)
        {
            Request.Content = null;
        }

        var client = new HttpClient();
        return client.SendAsync(Request, HttpCompletionOption.ResponseHeadersRead);
    }