c# webapi return file
[HttpGet]
public HttpResponseMessage Generate()
{
var stream = new MemoryStream();
// processing the stream.
var result = new HttpResponseMessage(HttpStatusCode.OK)
{
Content = new ByteArrayContent(stream.ToArray())
};
result.Content.Headers.ContentDisposition =
new System.Net.Http.Headers.ContentDispositionHeaderValue("attachment")
{
FileName = "CertificationCard.pdf"
};
result.Content.Headers.ContentType =
new MediaTypeHeaderValue("application/octet-stream");
return result;
}