Check out example codes for "download file from url asp net web api c#". It will help you in understanding the concepts better.
Code Example 1
var client = new HttpClient();
var response = await client.GetAsync(@"http://localhost:9000/api/file/GetFile?filename=myPackage.zip");
using (var stream = await response.Content.ReadAsStreamAsync())
{
var fileInfo = new FileInfo("myPackage.zip");
using (var fileStream = fileInfo.OpenWrite())
{
await stream.CopyToAsync(fileStream);
}
}
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