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Version: v111

RestSharp basics

This page describes some of the essential properties and features of RestSharp.

What RestSharp does​

Essentially, RestSharp is a wrapper around HttpClient that allows you to do the following:

  • Add default parameters of any kind (not just headers) to the client, once
  • Add parameters of any kind to each request (query, URL segment, form, attachment, serialized body, header) in a straightforward way
  • Serialize the payload to JSON or XML if necessary
  • Set the correct content headers (content type, disposition, length, etc.)
  • Handle the remote endpoint response
  • Deserialize the response from JSON or XML if necessary

API client​

The best way to call an external HTTP API is to create a typed client, which encapsulates RestSharp calls and doesn't expose the RestClient instance in public.

You can find an example of a Twitter API client on the Example page.