Posting MultipartFormDataContent in C# is simple but may be confusing the first time.
Here is the code that works for me when posting a .png .txt etc.
// 2. Create the url
string url = "https://myurl.com/api/...";
string filename = "myFile.png";
// In my case this is the JSON that will be returned from the post
string result = "";
// 1. Create a MultipartPostMethod
// "NKdKd9Yk" is the boundary parameter
using (var formContent = new MultipartFormDataContent("NKdKd9Yk"))
{
formContent.Headers.ContentType.MediaType = "multipart/form-data";
// 3. Add the filename C:\\... + fileName is the path your file
Stream fileStream = System.IO.File.OpenRead("C:\\Users\\username\\Pictures\\" + fileName);
formContent.Add(new StreamContent(fileStream), fileName, fileName);
using (var client = new HttpClient())
{
// Bearer Token header if needed
client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("Authorization", "Bearer " + _bearerToken);
client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Accept.Add(new MediaTypeWithQualityHeaderValue("multipart/form-data"));
try
{
// 4.. Execute the MultipartPostMethod
var message = await client.PostAsync(url, formContent);
// 5.a Receive the response
result = await message.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
// Do what you want if it fails.
throw ex;
}
}
}
// 5.b Process the reponse Get a usable object from the JSON that is returned
MyObject myObject = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<MyObject>(result);
In my case I need to do something with the object after it posts so I convert it to that object with JsonConvert.