I have a .net core 3.1 web api. I have tried the following but it always turns up null when it hits it
[HttpPost]
public IActionResult ReturnXmlDocument(HttpRequestMessage request)
{
var doc = new XmlDocument();
doc.Load(request.Content.ReadAsStreamAsync().Result);
return Ok(doc.DocumentElement.OuterXml.ToString());
}
It doent even hits it during debugging also it shows a 415 error in fiddler.
Asp.net core no longer uses HttpRequestMessage or HttpResponseMessage.
So, if you want to accept a xml format request, you should do the below steps:
1.Install the Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Formatters.Xml NuGet package.
2.Call AddXmlSerializerFormatters In Startup.ConfigureServices.
public void ConfigureServices(IServiceCollection services)
{
services.AddControllers()
.AddXmlSerializerFormatters();
}
3.Apply the Consumes attribute to controller classes or action methods that should expect XML in the request body.
[HttpPost]
[Consumes("application/xml")]
public IActionResult Post(Model model)
{
return Ok();
}
For more details, you can refer to the offical document of Model binding
For newer versions of .NET Core
The previous answer from mj1313 was correct, but the "Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Formatters.Xml" library is now deprecated and no longer maintained.
I found a more simple and still valid solution for .NET Core MVC apis, just add this ".AddXmlDataContractSerializerFormatters()" method call to your Program.cs file:
public void ConfigureServices(IServiceCollection services)
{
services.AddControllers().AddXmlDataContractSerializerFormatters();
}
