Integrating with a web API is a common task required by many applications. In this course, Accessing APIs Using HttpClient in .NET, you’ll learn to integrate your .NET applications with an API.
First, you’ll explore HttpClient internals and basic CRUD interaction.
Next, you’ll discover how to work with streams, consume a streaming API endpoint, work with compression, and how to cancel requests that are no longer needed. Finally, you’ll learn how to improve the reliability of your requests and how to extend HttpClient with custom handlers. When you’re finished with this course, you’ll have the skills and knowledge of using HttpClient needed to integrate your .NET application with an API.
Author Name: Kevin Dockx
Author Description:
Kevin Dockx is a freelance solution architect, author & consultant, living in Antwerp (Belgium). He’s mainly focused on solution/application architectures & security for web-based (API) applications built with .NET, but he also keeps an eye out for new developments concerning other products from the .NET stack. He’s a Microsoft MVP and board member of the RD MS Community. He’s also a regular speaker at various (inter)national conferences & user group events, and works on various open source pro… more

Table of Contents

• Course Overview
  1min
• Understanding Integration with an API Using HttpClient
  38mins
• Handling Common Types of Integration (CRUD)
  49mins
• Integrating with a Partial Update Endpoint
  18mins
• Using HttpClientFactory for HttpClient Instance Management
  28mins
• Improving Performance and Memory Use with Streams
  29mins
• Integrating with an API that Supports Streaming
  8mins
• Supporting Compression
  11mins
• Supporting Cancellation
  14mins
• Handling Faults and Errors, and Improving Resilience with Polly
  22mins
• Extending HttpClient with Custom HttpMessageHandlers
  19mins