// 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;

static class HTTP {

     private static readonly HttpClient client = new HttpClient(){
        Timeout = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(10)  // Set a timeout to avoid hanging
    };

    public static async Task<string> get(string url){
          try
            {
                Console.WriteLine("SUCCESS\n " + url);
                    
                HttpResponseMessage response = client.GET(url);
                
                Console.WriteLine("SUCCESS3\n " + url);
                    
                if (response.IsSuccessStatusCode)
                {
                    string responseData = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
                    
                    return responseData;
                }
                else
                {
                    Console.WriteLine("Error: " + response.StatusCode);
                }
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("Exception occurred: " + ex.Message);
            }
        
        return null;
    }
    
}