Get string content posted to a web api

If you have to post string content to a web api you can use the below example. [FromBody] attribute will work only for formatted content like json or xml.

  [Route("GetData")]

        [HttpPost]

        public virtual async System.Threading.Tasks.Task<HttpResponseMessage> GetData()

        {

            string someData = await Request.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();

            HttpResponseMessage response = new HttpResponseMessage(HttpStatusCode.OK);

            return response;

        }

The syntax is similar to the JS async await - http://deebujacob.blogspot.com/2018/02/here-is-simple-example-on-how-to-use.html