c# - Create console app client to access the controller action ASP.NET MVC 5 -

i new web development , in asp.net mvc-5 project , have made 1 action accepts request. want on console desktop application hit action of controller. below novice attempt. please guide me.

in controller added below action

 public class securitycontroller : basecontroller     {         [httpget]         public actionresult cacheclear(testmv viewmodel)         {             // code             return view();         } } 

my testmv

public class testmv {     public int locationid { get; set; } } 

now, when go browser , type http://localhost:5271/security/cacheclear/?locationid=28463 able hit breakpoint , able capture value.

question 1: it? or need fancy stuff me console app hit action method. need create web api or something. or above code work fine?

question 2: how access controller action via desktop app.

i googled wrote below code:

using system; using system.collections.generic; using system.linq; using system.text; using system.threading.tasks;  namespace consoleapplication2 {     class program     {         static void main(string[] args)         {             system.net.http.httpclient client = new system.net.http.httpclient();             client.baseaddress = new uri("http://localhost:5271/");             client.defaultrequestheaders.accept.add(new system.net.http.headers.mediatypewithqualityheadervalue("application/json"));             var resp2 = await client.getasync("security/cacheclear/?locationid=28463");             resp2.ensuresuccessstatuscode();         }     } } 

can guide me if going in right direction. changes need make in code acheive result. also, getting squiggly near await client.getasync. "the await method can used within sync method. please me.

mvc controllers have define behavior mvc web apps. think need it's create asp.net web api project use controllers extends o inherits base class apicontroller , allows more regular mvc app controllers. 2 links help:

getting started asp.net web api

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/aspnet/web-api/overview/getting-started-with-aspnet-web-api/tutorial-your-first-web-api

calling web api .net client

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/aspnet/web-api/overview/advanced/calling-a-web-api-from-a-net-client

hope helps!