Rest API calls from the Asp.Net C#

Question

I am creating the ASP.NET which is calling a third party Rest API. The third party API can be accessed only giving username and password. Also uses Http Basic 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())
    {

        Uri uri = new Uri(BaseURL);
        client.BaseAddress = uri;
        client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Accept.Clear();
        client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Accept.Add(new MediaTypeWithQualityHeaderValue("application/xml"));
        string clarity_URL = BaseURL+"api/v2/labs?name="+LabName;
        var response = client.GetAsync(clarity_URL).Result;

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

Should I be using HttpClient or HttpWebRequest.I am not sure how to pass the username and password while calling the Rest API in the ASP.NET.Can anyone suggest me how to securely call the API

sm_ · Accepted Answer · 2016-12-23 01:07:09Z

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var byteArray = Encoding.ASCII.GetBytes("username:password1234");

client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Authorization = new System.Net.Http.Headers.AuthenticationHeaderValue("Basic", Convert.ToBase64String(byteArray));

answered Dec 23, 2016 at 1:07

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user4912134 Over a year ago

Since I have the String userName tried giving var byteArray = Encoding.ASCII.GetBytes(userName:password); it throws error like Error 1 The best overload for 'GetBytes' does not have a parameter named 'userName'

sm_ Over a year ago

You should go like Encoding.ASCII.GetBytes(username+":"+password);

sm_ Over a year ago

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