can't read images in asp.net core website - asp.net-mvc

Question

I am having an asp.net core api project and i am trying to read images that exist in my web site but i am getting 404 not found error.
Code line below that throws an exception when executing GetStreamAsync method:
foreach (var item in imgUrls)
{
// read from remote image drive
using (HttpClient c = new HttpClient())
{
using (Stream s = await c.GetStreamAsync(item))
{
// do something with the stream...
}
}
}
The image url is correct, but when i try to paste it in another tab while the app is running, i don't see the image displayed in my browser. am i missing an asp.net configuration or something that prohibit content files such as images from being displayed through the api response.
Note: the imageUrls we send is FQDN urls, for example the url looks like:
http://localhost:25071/images/test.jpg
looking forward to your help.

Answer 1

This is how i fixed the issue, i didn't enable directory browsing in my asp.net core web api.
So i added my static files (images) folder under wwwroot and added below code in startup.cs to configure/allow directory browsing to images folder and app starts to deliver and show images.
public void Configure(IApplicationBuilder app, IHostingEnvironment env, ILoggerFactory loggerFactory)
{
// few standard lines in here.....
// enable directory browsing
app.UseStaticFiles();
app.UseStaticFiles(new StaticFileOptions()
{
FileProvider = new PhysicalFileProvider(
Path.Combine(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory(), #"wwwroot\images")),
RequestPath = new PathString("/images")
});
app.UseDirectoryBrowser(new DirectoryBrowserOptions()
{
FileProvider = new PhysicalFileProvider(
Path.Combine(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory(), #"wwwroot\images")),
RequestPath = new PathString("/images")
});
}
enjoy!