The key is to read the content and dispose of it properly.

ResponseHeadersRead.cs

using System;
using System.Net.Http;
using System.Threading.Tasks;

public class Program
{
    private static readonly HttpClient client = new HttpClient();

    public static async Task Main(string[] args)
    {
        var request = new HttpRequestMessage(HttpMethod.Get, "https://example.com/api/data");
        
        using (var response = await client.SendAsync(request, HttpCompletionOption.ResponseHeadersRead))
        {
            response.EnsureSuccessStatusCode();

            // The key is to read the content and dispose of it properly.
            using (var contentStream = await response.Content.ReadAsStreamAsync())
            {
                // Process the stream (e.g., read the content, deserialize, etc.)
                // ...
            }
        }
    }
}