APIs don’t need to be difficult. In this course, Using HttpClient to consume APIs 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, 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 write unit tests that use HttpClient. 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
  34mins
• Handling Common Types of Integration (CRUD)
  39mins
• Improving Performance with Partial Updates
  16mins
• Improving Performance and Memory Use with Streams
  32mins
• Supporting Cancellation
  10mins
• Improving HttpClient Instance Management with HttpClientFactory
  26mins
• Handling Faults and Errors
  13mins
• Extending HttpClient with Custom HttpMessageHandlers
  18mins
• Unit Testing with HttpClient
  14mins