Issue with Curl posting some json data on windows

Overview

If you are testing your api with Curl, you should be aware of this issue, escaping double quote in JSON data.

Problem 

Most of the documentation and blog on the InterWeb, mention the following format which I suppose works in Linux

curl -H "Content-Type: application/json; charset=utf-8" -X POST 
      --data '{"Name":"foo foo", "Id":1}' https://localhost:44399/api/values

curl -H "Content-Type: application/json; charset=utf-8" -X POST 
      --data "{\"Name\":\"foo foo\", \"Id\":1}" https://localhost:44399/api/values

These formats do not work in a Windows MS-DOS prompt.

Solution

 In a Windows MS-DOS prompt, use the following

# Solution 1, by escaping the " the right way
curl.exe -H "Content-Type: application/json; charset=utf-8" -X POST 
      --data "{""Name"":""foo foo"", ""Id"":1}" https://localhost:44399/api/values

# Solution 2, by piping the json data
echo {"Name":"foo foo", "Id":1} | curl.exe -H "Content-Type: application/json; charset=utf-8" -X POST -d @- https://localhost:44399/api/values

# Solution 3, store the json data into a file
curl.exe -H "Content-Type: application/json; charset=utf-8" -X POST -d @data.json https://localhost:44399/api/values

 In a Windows PowerShell prompt, use the following

# With PowerShell make sure to call curl.exe
curl.exe -H "Content-Type: application/json; charset=utf-8" -X POST 
      --data "{`"`"Name`"`":`"`"foo foo`"`", `"`"Id`"`":1}" https://localhost:44399/api/values


# Another sample with PowerShell
cls
$contentType = "Content-Type: application/json; charset=utf-8"
$data ='{ `Guid`:`cd7af44d-db7b-4d4c-9157-052ce5f50836`,`FirstName`:`Sonny`,`LastName`:`Haking`,`Email`:`shaking0@theguardian.com`,`Gender`:`Male`,`Phone`:`310-632-6062`,`IpAddress`:`138.27.230.192`,`Country`:`Indonesia`,`Amount`:`$91.37`,`CC_Number`:`4026367644878790`,`CC_ExpMonth`:12,`CC_ExpYear`:2022,`CC_SecCode`:233}'
$data = $data.replace("``","""""").replace("""","``""")
$url = "https://localhost:44399/api/Donation"
$command = "curl.exe -H `"$contentType`" -X POST --data `"$data`" $url "
Write-Host $command
Write-Host ""
Invoke-Expression $command

This issue can make it very difficult to troubleshoot asp.net [FromBody] auto mapping feature.
It cost me 3 hours of my life.

public class DTO
{
    public string Name { get; set; }
    public int Id { get; set; }
}

[Route("api/[controller]")]
[ApiController]
public class ValuesController : ControllerBase
{
    [HttpPost]
    public IActionResult Post([FromBody] DTO dto)
    {
        Console.WriteLine($"POST dto name {dto.Name}");
        return Ok();
    }
}