(VB.NET UWP/WinRT) Add Custom Header to HTTP GET

Demonstrates how to add a custom HTTP request header to an HTTP GET. This is not a request parameter, but is a header added to the MIME header of the HTTP request.

Chilkat Universal Windows Platform (UWP) / WinRT Downloads Chilkat for the Universal Windows Platform (UWP)

' All Chilkat classes can be unlocked at once at the beginning of a program
' by calling UnlockBundle.  It requires a Bundle unlock code.
Dim chilkatGlob As New Chilkat.Global
Dim success As Boolean = chilkatGlob.UnlockBundle("Anything for 30-day trial.")
If (success <> True) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(chilkatGlob.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If



Dim http As New Chilkat.Http

' Add a custom header.  The MIME field name is "X-CSRF-Token", and the 
' header field value is "Fetch".
http.SetRequestHeader("X-CSRF-Token","Fetch")

' Send the HTTP GET and return the content in a string.
Dim html As String
html = Await http.QuickGetStrAsync("http://www.galapagos.org/")

Debug.WriteLine(html)