New Relic - Plugin metrics API C#

NewRelicMetricsExample.cs

// Example
// How to call the New Relic Plugin metrics API from C# (https://platform-api.newrelic.com/platform/v1/metrics)
// Fill in your license key (request for free) and run the app.
// Data will show under the Plugins tab.
async void Main()
{
	var request = new RootObject();
	
	request.agent = new Agent{ host=Environment.MachineName, version = "1.0.0"};
	request.components = new List<Component>();
	
	var metricsData = new Dictionary<string,object> {};
	metricsData.Add("Component/Database[Queries/Second]",9);
	metricsData.Add("Component/AnalyticsDatabase[Queries/Second]",new ComponentAnalytics{ min = 0, max = 100, total = 2000, count = 4}) ;
	
	request.components.Add(new Component
	{ 		
		name = "Example Monitor",		
		duration = 60,
		guid = "com.example.plugintest",
		metrics = metricsData
	});
	
	var data = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(request));
	
	using(var httpClient = new HttpClient())
	{		
		httpClient.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("X-License-Key", "YOURKEY");

		var content = new StringContent (data);
		// Clear the content header 'Content-Type charset=utf-8', otherwise this fails as a bad request
		content.Headers.Clear();
        
	   	var response = await httpClient.PostAsync("https://platform-api.newrelic.com/platform/v1/metrics", content );
	   	response.EnsureSuccessStatusCode();
	   	var text = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
	}
}

public class Agent
{
    public string host { get; set; }
    public string pid { get; set; }
    public string version { get; set; }
}

public class ComponentAnalytics
{
    public int min { get; set; }
    public int max { get; set; }
    public int total { get; set; }
    public int count { get; set; }
    public int sum_of_squares { get; set; }
}

public class Component
{
    public string name { get; set; }
    public string guid { get; set; }
    public int duration { get; set; }
    public Dictionary<string,object> metrics { get; set; }
}

public class RootObject
{
    public Agent agent { get; set; }
    public List<Component> components { get; set; }
}

Make sure to clear the content header 'Content-Type charset=utf-8', otherwise this fails as a bad request 400.