In this article I will explain with an example, how to download XML file from URL in ASP.Net Core Razor Pages.
The XML file will be downloaded from the URL using WebClient class and then will be saved in a Folder (Directory).
 
 
XML File URL
The following XML file will be used in this article.
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/aspsnippets/test/master/Customers.xml
<?xml version="1.0" standalone="yes"?>
<Customers>
    <Customer>
       <CustomerId>1</CustomerId>
       <Name>John Hammond</Name>
       <Country>United States</Country>
    </Customer>
    <Customer>
       <CustomerId>2</CustomerId>
       <Name>Mudassar Khan</Name>
       <Country>India</Country>
    </Customer>
    <Customer>
       <CustomerId>3</CustomerId>
       <Name>Suzanne Mathews</Name>
       <Country>France</Country>
    </Customer>
    <Customer>
       <CustomerId>4</CustomerId>
       <Name>Robert Schidner</Name>
        <Country>Russia</Country>
    </Customer>
</Customers>
 
 
Namespaces
You will need to import the following namespace.
using System.Net;
 
 
Razor PageModel (Code-Behind)
The PageModel consists of following Handler method.
Handler method for handling GET operation
Inside this handler method, the XML file is downloaded from the URL using DownloadFile method of the WebClient class.
DownloadFile method
It accepts the following two parameters:
address – The URL of the file to be downloaded.
fileName – Path of the Folder (Directory) where the file will be downloaded.
Note: SecurityProtocol needs to be set to TLS 1.2 (3072) in order to call an API. For more details on SecurityProtocol, please refer my article, Using TLS1.2 in .Net 2.0, .Net 3.0, .Net 3.5 and .Net 4.0.
 
public class IndexModel : PageModel
{
    public void OnGet()
    {
        ServicePointManager.Expect100Continue = true;
        ServicePointManager.SecurityProtocol = (SecurityProtocolType)3072;
        WebClient webClient = new WebClient();
        webClient.DownloadFile("https://raw.githubusercontent.com/aspsnippets/test/master/Customers.xml", @"D:\Files\Customers.xml" );
    }
}
 
 
Razor Page (HTML)
There is no coding part in Razor Page. Hence, it is skipped.
@page
@model Download_XML_Core_Razor.Pages.IndexModel
@{
    Layout = null;
}
 
<!DOCTYPE html>
 
<html>
<head>
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width" />
    <title>Index</title>
</head>
<body>
</body>
</html>
 
 
Screenshot
The downloaded XML file
ASP.Net Core Razor Pages: Download XML File form URL
 
 
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