ASP.NET Core is a great platform for building APIs with. In this course, ASP.NET Core Web API Fundamentals, you’ll learn how to build an API with ASP.NET Core that connects to a database via Entity Framework Core. First, you’ll learn how to get started with API building in ASP.NET Core. Next, you’ll discover how to get and manipulate data from services, use the built-in dependency injection system, and work with configuration files. Finally, you’ll learn how to connect to a database through Entity Framework Core and how to document your API. When you’re finished with this course, you will be able to build an API from scratch with ASP.NET Core.
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
• Getting Acquainted with ASP.NET Core
  47mins
• Creating the API and Returning Resources
  69mins
• Manipulating Resources and Validating Input
  48mins
• Working with Services and Dependency Injection
  53mins
• Getting Acquainted with Entity Framework Core
  44mins
• Using Entity Framework Core in Your Controllers
  59mins
• Searching, Filtering, and Paging Resources
  29mins
• Securing Your API
  49mins
• Versioning and Documenting Your API
  41mins
• Testing and Deploying Your API
  69mins