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Reputation: 117

ASP.NET Call to API Endpoint returns 500 - Internal Server Error

I am calling a Rest API using a basic http authentication

  public string Get(string LabName)
    {
        string userName = ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["username"];
        string password = ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["password"];
        string BaseURL = ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["BaseURL"];

        using (var client = new HttpClient())
        {
            ServicePointManager.ServerCertificateValidationCallback = new RemoteCertificateValidationCallback(  delegate { return true; });
            Uri uri = new Uri(BaseURL);
            client.BaseAddress = uri;
            client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Accept.Clear();
            client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Accept.Add(new MediaTypeWithQualityHeaderValue("application/xml"));
            var byteArray = Encoding.ASCII.GetBytes(userName+":"+password);
            client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Authorization = new System.Net.Http.Headers.AuthenticationHeaderValue("Basic", Convert.ToBase64String(byteArray));


            string clarity_URL = BaseURL + "api/v2/labs?name=" + LabName;
            var response = client.GetAsync(clarity_URL).Result;

            string responseString = response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync().Result;
            return responseString;
        }

When I debug the code throws error on the line response like

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Can anyone please suggest me what could be the issue.

Upvotes: 1

Views: 4600

Answers (1)

Matthew Spencer
Matthew Spencer

Reputation: 2270

A 500 Error usually means there is a problem with the API Server.

It would be a good idea to check the specific endpoint for any errors then check again with this code.

If you are checking against a web call that is working correctly, please ensure that the request method (GET / POST / PUT) is correctly aligned and the parameters match.

Upvotes: 2

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