# VB.NET

Generate PNG, JPG, or WebP images with VB.NET.

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## Generate an image with VB.NET

The API takes your HTML/CSS and runs it in an instance of Google Chrome to convert your html into an image. Use VB.NET to send the API your HTML/CSS. You’ll get back the URL to your generated image.

For more details on how this works, see [Creating an image](/getting-started/using-the-api#creating-an-image).

## Example code

This code creates a `WebClient`, sets credentials and POSTS the HTML & CSS as values to the API. The response will be json with the URL to the generated image.

```vb
Imports System
Imports System.Net
Public Module htciExample


    Sub Main()
        Dim result As Byte()
        Dim html As String = "<div class='ping'>Pong ✅</div>"
            Dim css As String = ".ping {padding: 20px; font-family:'sans-serif'; }"
            Using client = New WebClient
            client.Credentials = New NetworkCredential("user_id", "api_key")
            result = client.UploadValues(
                    "https://hcti.io/v1/image",
                    "POST",
                    New Specialized.NameValueCollection() From {
                                             {"html", html}, {"css", css}
                                             }
                                             )
            End Using
            Dim resultString = System.Text.Encoding.UTF8.GetString(result)
            Console.WriteLine(resultString)
            '{"url":"https://hcti.io/v1/image/9dce5b30-3d9a-46b3-926b-651e5955f9a2"}
    End Sub


End Module
```

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