I'm trying to consume a HTTP web service returning XML generated by a DataContractSerializer in a C# Desktop application. The link to the service doesn't have any aspx or svc extention, and the parameters are expected in the link.
https://sourcesite.com/api/external/v1/Snapshot?isConfirmed={isConfirmed}&sinceDate={sinceDate}&pageNumber={pageNumber}&recordsPerPage={recordsPerPage}
It works when I use it in a browser (after providing proper parameter values). When run for the first time it asked me my credentials which it accepted and didn't ask again, even after the browser restart.
I tried adding a web reference (using VS2013), using url without the parameters but I'm getting errors:
The remote server returned an unexpected response: (405) Method Not Allowed.
If I add hardcoded parameters, I get:
The document at the url https://sourcesite.com/api/external/v1/Snapshot?isConfirmed=True was not recognized as a known document type.
The error message from each known type may help you fix the problem:
- Report from 'XML Schema' is 'Data at the root level is invalid. Line 1, position 1.'.
- Report from 'DISCO Document' is 'Data at the root level is invalid. Line 1, position 1.'.
- Report from 'WSDL Document' is 'There is an error in XML document (1, 1).'.
- Data at the root level is invalid. Line 1, position 1.
Metadata contains a reference that cannot be resolved: 'https://sourcesite.com/api/external/v1/Snapshot?isConfirmed=True'.
The remote server returned an unexpected response: (405) Method Not Allowed.
The remote server returned an error: (405) Method Not Allowed.
If the service is defined in the current solution, try building the solution and adding the service reference again.
Is the service incorrectly configured, or am I missing something? Perhaps there's a different way to connect to this service form the code?
"Add Service Reference" and "Add Web Reference" are for SOAP web services.
You'll have to use the WebClient class and "do it yourself".