ASP.NET Core is ideal for building RESTful APIs.
🏗️ Create a Web API Project
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dotnet new webapi -n MyApiProject
cd MyApiProject
dotnet run
📦 Add a Controller
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[ApiController]
[Route("api/[controller]")]
public class ProductsController : ControllerBase
{
[HttpGet]
public IEnumerable<string> Get() => new[] { "Apple", "Banana" };
}
Add this file to the Controllers folder.
🔄 Routing
[Route("api/[controller]")]creates/api/products- Use
[HttpGet],[HttpPost],[HttpPut],[HttpDelete]for verbs
📖 Swagger
- Included by default for API testing and docs
🛡️ Versioning
- Use NuGet package
Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Versioningfor API version management.
Next: Configuring, publishing, and deploying applications!
