//Test.cs using System; using System.Collections.Generic; using System.Linq; using System.Web; namespace SilverLightRestTesting { public class Test { public int Marks { get; set; } public String Name { get; set; } } } Let us suppose button name is Insert for Insert into Static list of service. Write below code on click event of Insert button. private void Insert_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e) { Test t1 = new Test() { Name = "Civics", Marks = 100 }; DataContractJsonSerializer jsondata = new DataContractJsonSerializer(typeof(Test)); MemoryStream mem = new MemoryStream(); jsondata.WriteObject(mem,t1); string josnserdata = Encoding.UTF8.GetString(mem.ToArray(), 0, (int)mem.Length); WebClient cnt = new WebClient(); cnt.UploadStringCompleted += new UploadStringCompletedEventHandler(cnt_UploadStringCompleted); cnt.Headers["Content-type"] = "application/json"; cnt.Encoding = Encoding.UTF8; cnt.UploadStringAsync(new Uri(uri), "POST", josnserdata); } void cnt_UploadStringCompleted(object sender, UploadStringCompletedEventArgs e) { var x = e; } 4. To get all the records in form of JSON from REST service , let us suppose button name is Display. Then write below code on click event of Display button. private void display_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e) { WebClient cnt = new WebClient(); cnt.DownloadStringCompleted += new DownloadStringCompletedEventHandler(cnt_DownloadStringCompleted); cnt.DownloadStringAsync(new Uri(uri)); } void cnt_DownloadStringCompleted(object sender, DownloadStringCompletedEventArgs e) { string str = e.Result; JsonArray json; if (JsonArray.Parse(str) as JsonArray == null) json = new JsonArray { JsonObject.Parse(str) as JsonObject }; else json = JsonArray.Parse(str) as JsonArray; var q = from t in json select new Test { Marks = (int)t["Marks"], Name = (String)t["Name"] }; List<Test> tr = q.ToList() as List<Test>; }