Tip: Replace a Web API Response with a Custom JSON

Learn how to get the Web API to return custom JSON.

by Srinath MS

Jan 23, 2020

Use StringContent in the Web API response to return a custom JSON. See below for an example:

StringContent responseContent = new StringContent ( " { 'handled' : 'true' } ", Encoding.UTF8, 'application/json');
r.Content =  responseContent;
return r;

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