Adding a SocketsHttpHandler to an HttpClient created via AddHttpClient in Startup.cs?

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I'd like to add a SocketsHttpHandler to an HttpClient that I am creating via AddHttpClient in Startup.cs. The point of that is to be able to inject instrumentation etc. in the HttpClient via a factory.

This does not give me the option to use the constructor of HttpClient, which is where you'd usually add a SocketsHttpHandler.

Also, I don't see any obvious property etc. I can use to add it later.

user_787610 · Answer

...aaaand as is traditional I found the answer five minutes later. Never matters how long you look before, does it now?

How I can change configuration of HttpMessageHandler from Polly retry?

.ConfigurePrimaryHttpMessageHandler(() => new SocketsHttpHandler
           {
               MaxConnectionsPerServer = 3,
           })

Adding a SocketsHttpHandler to an HttpClient created via AddHttpClient in Startup.cs?

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