Building Web APIs with ASP.NET Core, Video Edition

In Building Web APIs with ASP.NET Core you will learn how to

Set up your environment with VS 2022, Node, Git, and more

Create a ASP.NET Core project from scratch

Integrate with SQL Server

Use Entity Framework Core to set up a data model

Create back-end controllers

Design an API to serve data

Write API documentation using Swagger and Swashbuckle

Consume an API using typical web client-side frameworks

Handle requests and routes using controllers and Minimal API

Release and deploy your Web API in production on cloud-based hosting services such as MS Azure

Building Web APIs with ASP.NET Core is a practical beginner's guide to creating your first web APIs using ASP.NET Core. In it, you'll develop an API that feeds web-based services, including websites and mobile apps, for a board games application. The book is cleverly structured to mirror a real-world development project, with each chapter introducing a new feature request. You'll build your API with an ecosystem of ASP.NET Core tools that help simplify everything from setting up your data model to generating documentation.

About the Technology

Web APIs are the front door to an application, providing controlled access to its data and features. ASP.NET Core, Microsoft's web framework, simplifies and accelerates API creation with powerful, developer-friendly features, including an innovative "no compile" coding experience. It is reliable, fast, free, open-source, and backed by Microsoft's legendary support.

About the Book

Building Web APIs with ASP.NET Core teaches you how to write safe, maintainable, and performant REST APIs. It's full of best practices for modern and classic API styles, including REST and GraphQL. You'll love the groundbreaking Minimal API model that helps you build pro-quality APIs with just a few lines of code. Each chapter contains realistic user stories, backlog items, and development tasks.

What's Inside

Create an ASP.NET Core project from scratch

Set up a data model with Entity Framework Core

Create backend controllers

Design an API to serve data

About the Reader

For developers with some experience using the .NET Framework.

About the Author

Valerio De Sanctis has more than 20 years of experience in web development and project management using ASP.NET, PHP, and Java.

Quotes

Great blend of foundational and advanced concepts and techniques.

- Darren Gillis, BlackLabel Digital

REST, authentication/authorization, validation, and even documentation are all covered in one place. This is the book you're looking for!

- Paul Brown, VacoBuilt

Fantastic! Provides realistic examples and gets the reader comfortable quickly with API development.

- Foster Haines, J2 Interactive

I like the pragmatic way to learn by building a real ASP.NET Core API.

- Enzo Aggazio, SCAI Lab