Modern applications rely on well-designed web APIs to enable communication between systems, services, and clients. This course teaches the core principles of API design and development using ASP.NET Core, helping learners build scalable, maintainable, and industry-standard web services.

Designing and Building Web APIs with ASP.NET Core

Designing and Building Web APIs with ASP.NET Core
This course is part of Web API Development with ASP.NET Core 8 Specialization

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8 hours to complete
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What you'll learn
Design RESTful web APIs and evaluate when to use REST, gRPC, or GraphQL architectures.
Implement ASP.NET Core APIs using routing, middleware, dependency injection, configuration, and logging.
Build data-driven APIs with Entity Framework Core, including entity relationships and data access patterns.
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July 2026
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