How to make web API Post method call - asp.net-mvc

Question

I have a solution with two project , one is my webapi service and another is my mvc for project . I am calling the service from my controller. My service has GET,POST,PUT all methods. In my view i am using a submit button and which calles the post controller method which in turn call my service . Here the issue i am facing is it is calling always the GET method. I want to fire the POST method in my service
controller post method
[HttpPost]
public ActionResult Create(Test test)
{
if (ModelState.IsValid)
{
Test objTest = MyService.Create(test);
if (objTest == null)
{
return HttpNotFound();
}
return RedirectToAction("Index");
}
}
Here calls the service
**public Test Create(Test test)
{
string uri = baseUri + "Test/";
using (HttpClient httpClient = new HttpClient())
{
Task<HttpResponseMessage> response = httpClient.PostAsJsonAsync(uri, new StringContent(JsonConvert.SerializeObject(Test)));
return JsonConvert.DeserializeObjectAsync<Test>(response.Result.Content.ReadAsStringAsync().Result).Result;
}
}**
This is the post
**// POST api/Test
public HttpResponseMessage PostTest(test test
{
if (ModelState.IsValid)
{
db.Test.Add(test);
db.SaveChanges();
HttpResponseMessage response = Request.CreateResponse(HttpStatusCode.Created, test);
response.Headers.Location = new Uri(Url.Link("DefaultApi", new { id = test.TestID }));
return response;
}
else
{
return Request.CreateResponse(HttpStatusCode.BadRequest);
}
}
****************
**// GET api/Test
public IEnumerable<Test> GetTest()
{
var tests= db.Tests;
return tests.AsEnumerable();
}**
It always calls the above Get method . I am completely new to web api service. Can some one guide me with proper way , where i am wrong. I am not using any ajax to call post method.

Answer 1

Well, look at the method you're using:
httpClient.GetStringAsync(uri);
Get does exactly what the name implies. It makes a GET request to the resource. If you want to use a different HTTP verb, use one of the other methods available.
For example:
httpClient.PostAsync(uri, someContentObject);
Or, using HttpClientExtensions:
httpClient.PostAsJsonAsync(uri, test);

Answer 2

This is how you do a POST with some data.It's similar to the GET request but in this case since you want to send a POST this will be aplicable. Also notice its simple to add POST data (when compared with HttpWebRequest)
httpClient.PostAsync(uri, new StringContent(data));