How to do an API call in ASP.NET (VB)

Question

I want to make an API call where the response is in XML format.

This is the API description: http://www.dictionaryapi.com/products/api-collegiate-dictionary.htm

I have registered and I have a key to use in the request URL.

Could anyone give me an idea of how to make the call and analyse the response?

Thankyou.

here's a reference for you. msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/456dfw4f(v=vs.110).aspx — Muneeb Zulfiqar
– Muneeb Zulfiqar, Commented Mar 31, 2014 at 5:04

kravits88 · Accepted Answer · 2014-03-31 05:09:46Z

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Something along the lines of:

var request = WebRequest.Create("http://www.dictionaryapi.com/api/v1/references/collegiate/xml/hypocrite?key=1234");
var response = request.GetResponse();    
var xdoc = XDocument.Load(response.GetResponseStream());

Then you can grab what you need like:

xdoc.Element("ElementName");

answered Mar 31, 2014 at 5:09

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