C# Missing content-type boundary

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I'm using RestEase client library to make requests from one service to another. The interface of it looks like this

public interface IImportService1ApiClient
{
    [Put]
    [Header("Content-Type", "multipart/form-data")]
    Task<CreateValidationJobResponse> ImportZip([Body] byte[] zipByteArray);
}

And the endpoint (.Net Core 1.1, Web Api):

    [HttpPut()]
    [Consumes("multipart/form-data")]
    public async Task<IActionResult> ImportZip()
    {
         var zipFile = HttpContext.Request.Form.Files.FirstOrDefault();
     ...

So I'm able to make a request, but when I'm trying to get file from froms file collection I'm getting an exception

System.IO.InvalidDataException: Missing content-type boundary.

StackTrace:

 Connection id "0HL8CNQ0E4M94": An unhandled exception was thrown by the application.
System.IO.InvalidDataException: Missing content-type boundary.
   at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http.Features.FormFeature.GetBoundary(MediaTypeHeaderValue contentType, Int32 lengthLimit)
   at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http.Features.FormFeature.<InnerReadFormAsync>d__18.MoveNext()
--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---
   at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw()
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)
   at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http.Features.FormFeature.ReadForm()
   at RODIX.Tacs.Services.Import.Api.Controllers.TacsLegacyImportController.<ImportZip>d__3.MoveNext() in C:\Users\borov\Source\Repos\Rodix.Tacs\Rodix.Tacs\services\RODIX.ImportService\src\RODIX.Tacs.Services.Import.Api\Controllers\TacsLegacyImportController.cs:line 32
--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---
   at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw()
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)
   at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Internal.ControllerActionInvoker.<InvokeActionMethodAsync>d__27.MoveNext()
--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---
   at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw()
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)
   at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Internal.ControllerActionInvoker.<InvokeNextActionFilterAsync>d__25.MoveNext()
--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---
   at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw()
   at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Internal.ControllerActionInvoker.Rethrow(ActionExecutedContext context)
   at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Internal.ControllerActionInvoker.Next(State& next, Scope& scope, Object& state, Boolean& isCompleted)
   at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Internal.ControllerActionInvoker.<InvokeNextResourceFilter>d__22.MoveNext()
--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---
   at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw()
   at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Internal.ControllerActionInvoker.Rethrow(ResourceExecutedContext context)
   at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Internal.ControllerActionInvoker.Next(State& next, Scope& scope, Object& state, Boolean& isCompleted)
   at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Internal.ControllerActionInvoker.<InvokeAsync>d__20.MoveNext()
--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---
   at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw()
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)
   at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Builder.RouterMiddleware.<Invoke>d__4.MoveNext()
--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---
   at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw()
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)
   at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.AuthenticationMiddleware`1.<Invoke>d__18.MoveNext()
--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---
   at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw()
   at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.AuthenticationMiddleware`1.<Invoke>d__18.MoveNext()
--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---
   at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw()
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)
   at IdentityServer4.AccessTokenValidation.IdentityServerAuthenticationMiddleware.<Invoke>d__7.MoveNext()
--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---
   at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw()
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)
   at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting.Internal.RequestServicesContainerMiddleware.<Invoke>d__3.MoveNext()
--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---
   at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw()
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)
   at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Internal.Http.Frame`1.<RequestProcessingAsync>d__2.MoveNext()

But when doing the same thing with Postman everything is ok. So what is boundary actually is, why I'm missing it and how to add it if it's really needed?

1 Answers

If you are just uploading a file, why not just grab the Request.Body Stream instead:

[HttpPost()]
[Consumes("application/zip")]
[Consumes("application/octet-stream")]
public async Task<IActionResult> ImportZip()
{
    using (var stream = new MemoryStream())
    {
        await Request.Body.CopyToAsync(stream);
    }

    // do whatever with the file...
}

I think you can also define it like so:

[HttpPost()]
[Consumes("application/zip")]
[Consumes("application/octet-stream")]
public async Task<IActionResult> ImportZip([FromBody] Stream bodyStream)
{
    using (var stream = new MemoryStream())
    {
        await bodyStream.CopyToAsync(stream);
    }

    // do whatever with the file...
}
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