using System;

using System.Collections.Generic;

using Newtonsoft.Json;

using Newtonsoft.Json.Linq;

​

public class Program

{

    public static void Main()

    {

        var list = new List<string>{"haha", "lol"};

        var obj = new {

            myprop = "my value"

        };

        Format(list, out object formattedPayload);

        Console.WriteLine(formattedPayload);

        Format(obj, out object formattedPayload2);

        Console.WriteLine(formattedPayload2);

    }

    public static bool Format(object payload, out object formattedPayload)

    {

        if (payload == null) {

            formattedPayload = payload;

            return false;

        }

        try {

            formattedPayload = JToken.FromObject(payload);

            return true;

        } catch (Exception e) {

            formattedPayload = payload;

            Console.WriteLine($"failed: e");

            return false;

        }

    }

}