// The URL of the API or website you want to make a request to
using System;
using System.Net.Http;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;

string http_get(string url){
        // Create an instance of HttpClient
        using (HttpClient client = new HttpClient())
        {
            try
            {
                // Send a GET request to the specified URL
                HttpResponseMessage response = await client.GetAsync(url);
                
                // Check if the response is successful (status code 200)
                if (response.IsSuccessStatusCode)
                {
                    // Read the response content as a string
                    string responseData = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();

                    // Print the response to the console
                    Console.WriteLine(responseData);
                    return responseData;
                }
                else
                {
                    // Handle the error if the status code is not successful
                    Console.WriteLine("Error: " + response.StatusCode);
                }
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                // Handle any exceptions (e.g., network errors)
                Console.WriteLine("Exception occurred: " + ex.Message);
            }
        }
    }