Http request works from Postman, Python but not from C# error 404

Question

When I attempt an webrequest using c# I get error 404, the same request works in both python and Post man. Here is my c# code:

public void GetTorrentsTest3()
{
    var url = "http://oneom.is/ep";
    var request = WebRequest.Create(url);
    request.Method = "GET";

    using var webResponse = request.GetResponse();
    using var webStream = webResponse.GetResponseStream();

    using var reader = new StreamReader(webStream);
    var data = reader.ReadToEnd();

    Console.WriteLine(data);
}

Here the same request in PostMan:

Any ideas ?

The site seems to check the UserAgent header and the WebRequest class does not send one of its own. Add such a header yourself like `request.Headers.Add(HttpRequestHeader.UserAgent, "myLovelyUserAgent");` — Ralf, Nov 05 '22 at 13:15

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 05 '22 at 14:51

It's not anything to do with your code. That specific URL seem to be upset that you are not providing a User Agent header.

I'd suggest that all you need do is set your user agent, for which I refer you to How to set User Agent with System.Net.WebRequest in c#

Http request works from Postman, Python but not from C# error 404

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