[c#] How to read request body in an asp.net core webapi controller?

The IHttpContextAccessor method does work if you wish to go this route.

TLDR;

• Inject the IHttpContextAccessor

• Rewind -- HttpContextAccessor.HttpContext.Request.Body.Seek(0, System.IO.SeekOrigin.Begin);

• Read -- System.IO.StreamReader sr = new System.IO.StreamReader(HttpContextAccessor.HttpContext.Request.Body); JObject asObj = JObject.Parse(sr.ReadToEnd());

More -- An attempt at a concise, non-compiling, example of the items you'll need to ensure are in place in order to get at a useable IHttpContextAccessor. Answers have pointed out correctly that you'll need to seek back to the start when you try to read the request body. The CanSeek, Position properties on the request body stream helpful for verifying this.

.NET Core DI Docs

// First -- Make the accessor DI available
//
// Add an IHttpContextAccessor to your ConfigureServices method, found by default
// in your Startup.cs file:
// Extraneous junk removed for some brevity:
public void ConfigureServices(IServiceCollection services)
{
    // Typical items found in ConfigureServices:
    services.AddMvc(config => { config.Filters.Add(typeof(ExceptionFilterAttribute)); });
    // ...

    // Add or ensure that an IHttpContextAccessor is available within your Dependency Injection container
    services.AddSingleton<IHttpContextAccessor, HttpContextAccessor>();
}

// Second -- Inject the accessor
//
// Elsewhere in the constructor of a class in which you want
// to access the incoming Http request, typically 
// in a controller class of yours:
public class MyResourceController : Controller
{
    public ILogger<PricesController> Logger { get; }
    public IHttpContextAccessor HttpContextAccessor { get; }

    public CommandController(
        ILogger<CommandController> logger,
        IHttpContextAccessor httpContextAccessor)
    {
        Logger = logger;
        HttpContextAccessor = httpContextAccessor;
    }

    // ...

    // Lastly -- a typical use 
    [Route("command/resource-a/{id}")]
    [HttpPut]
    public ObjectResult PutUpdate([FromRoute] string id, [FromBody] ModelObject requestModel)
    {
        if (HttpContextAccessor.HttpContext.Request.Body.CanSeek)
        {
            HttpContextAccessor.HttpContext.Request.Body.Seek(0, System.IO.SeekOrigin.Begin);
            System.IO.StreamReader sr = new System.IO.StreamReader(HttpContextAccessor.HttpContext.Request.Body);
            JObject asObj = JObject.Parse(sr.ReadToEnd());

            var keyVal = asObj.ContainsKey("key-a");
        }
    }
}