c# - How to make a GET RESTful Request -

i need include curl -h 'context-type:application/json' within url not sure how this, server responce far 404, appreciated,

private string requestvehicledata()         {             string make = "";             string postcode = "";              string registration = (string)(session["regno"]);             make = txtmake.text;             postcode = txtpostcode.text;               //make request             var httpwebrequest = (httpwebrequest)webrequest.create(string.format("https://www.check-mot.service.gov.uk/api/v1/mot-history/{0}/{1}/", registration, make));             httpwebrequest.contenttype = "application/json";                                   httpwebrequest.method = "get";               //get response             var httpresponse = (httpwebresponse)httpwebrequest.getresponse();             using (var streamreader = new streamreader(httpresponse.getresponsestream()))             {                 var result = streamreader.readtoend();                 return result;             }         } 

try httpclient. here example copied msdn: http://www.asp.net/web-api/overview/advanced/calling-a-web-api-from-a-net-client:

using (var client = new httpclient()) {     client.baseaddress = new uri("http://localhost:9000/");     client.defaultrequestheaders.accept.clear();     client.defaultrequestheaders.accept.add(new mediatypewithqualityheadervalue("application/json"));      // new code:     httpresponsemessage response = await client.getasync("api/products/1");     if (response.issuccessstatuscode)     {         product product = await response.content.readasasync>product>();         console.writeline("{0}\t${1}\t{2}", product.name, product.price, product.category);     } }