Using the HttpClient Service

Learn how to inject and use the HttpClient Service in Blazor WebAssembly.

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HTTP is not just for serving web pages—it can also be used for serving data. These are the HTTP methods that we will be using in this chapter:

  • GET: This method is used to request one or more resources.

  • POST: This method is used to create a new resource.

  • PUT: This method is used to update a specified resource.

  • DELETE: This method is used to delete a specified resource.

The HttpClient service is a preconfigured service for making HTTP requests from a Blazor WebAssembly app. It is configured in the Program.cs file. The following code is used to configure it:

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