HttpClient Issues - 404 on BaseAddress

Meadow Development
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I know this is probably not a Meadow specific question.

I am trying to use the HttpClient.GetAsync method to get some data from the LUIS.ai API.
This API uses some address like:
https://westeurope.api.cognitive.microsoft.com

If you go to that URL, it’ll give you a 404 not found.
Though if you add the correct path after that url, it will give you a result.

I think the issue lies with the base address returning a 404, because I get an error:
No such host is known

This makes sense if the check is based on a status code for the base url.
pinging the base address using the CMD also doesn’t return any data.

Is there any way to skip this host check?

Thanks in advance!

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Try using the actual IP address of westeurope.api.cognitive.microsoft.com in the URL and then set the HTTP HOST header field to “westeurope.api.cognitive.microsoft.com”. I have the same issue with a lot of different sites. I was able to work around it by doing this.