public Vin decodeVIN(string VIN) { Vin decodedVehicleVINInfo = new Vin(); try { var uri = new Uri(string.Format("https://vpic.nhtsa.dot.gov/api/vehicles/DecodeVin/" + VIN + "?format=json", string.Empty)); HttpClient aapHttpClient = new HttpClient() { MaxResponseContentBufferSize = 2147483647, Timeout = new System.TimeSpan(0, 0, 15) // 15 second timeout }; HttpResponseMessage response = null; response = aapHttpClient.GetAsync(uri).Result; if (response.IsSuccessStatusCode) { var vResponseContent = response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync().Result; decodedVehicleVINInfo = Vin.FromJson(vResponseContent); } } catch (System.Exception ex) { //await Application.Current.MainPage.DisplayAlert("", "Error creating new customer " + ex.Message.ToString(), "OK"); } return(decodedVehicleVINInfo); }