Uploading an image using C# and WebRequest?

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Here is the working code in Python (using cURL): ``` #!/usr/bin/python import pycurl c = pycurl.Curl() values = [ ("key", "YOUR_API_KEY"), ("image", (c.FORM_FILE, "file.png"))] # OR: ("image", "http://example.com/example.jpg"))] # OR: ("image", "BASE64_ENCODED_STRING"))] c.setopt(c.URL, "http://imgur.com/api/upload.xml") c.setopt(c.HTTPPOST, values) c.perform() c.close() ``` Here's what I have in C#: ``` public void UploadImage() { //I think this line is doing something wrong. //byte[] x = File.ReadAllBytes(@"C:\Users\Sergio\documents\visual studio 2010\Projects\WpfApplication1\WpfApplication1\Test\hotness2.jpg"); //If I do it like this, using a direct URL everything works fine. string parameters = @"key=1b9189df79bf3f8dff2125c22834210903&image=http://static.reddit.com/reddit.com.header.png"; //Convert.ToBase64String(x); WebRequest webRequest = WebRequest.Create(new Uri("http://imgur.com/api/upload")); webRequest.ContentType = "application/x-www-form-urlencoded"; webRequest.Method = "…

Accepted Answer

Try this:

```
string file = @"C:\Users\Sergio\documents\visual studio 2010\Projects\WpfApplication1\WpfApplication1\Test\Avatar.png";
string parameters = @"key=1df918979bf3f8dff2125c22834210903&image=" +
    Convert.ToBase64String(File.ReadAllBytes(file));
```

Uploading an image using C# and WebRequest?

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