ASP.NET Core Web API: Best Practices

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This course will teach you best practices for writing better web APIs using ASP.NET Core.</p> </div>  <div class="ps-button section"> <a href="https://app.pluralsight.com/course-player?clipId=dfb25873-dbd0-47de-b51e-d8d9837022dc" class="button button--secondary--white button-overview_vid button--play" data-aa-title="course-hero-cta-video" target="_blank">Preview this course</a> </div> </div>  <aside class="course-content-right hide-for-large-up"> <div class="course-content-right-container container-highlight"> <section class="course-content-section try-for-free"> <h3>Try for free</h3> <p>Get this course plus top-rated picks in tech skills and other popular topics.</p> <div class="cta-buttons">  <div class="ps-button section main-course-signup"> <a href="https://www.pluralsight.com/buy?sku=IND-M-STANDARD-FT&wid=7010a000001x7Me" class="button button--gradient free_trial_checkout" title="Start free trial now" data-aa-title="course-hero-cta">Get started</a> </div> <div class="api-price-styling" data-product-price="IND-M-STANDARD"> <div class="api-price-wrapper"> <span class="curr-symbol">$</span><span class="curr-major">29</span><span class="curr-dec-sep">.</span><span class="curr-minor">00</span> </div> </div> per month after 10 day trial </div> </section> <section class="course-content-section"> <h3>Your 10 day Standard free trial includes</h3> <div class="library-item"> <div><img src="/etc.clientlibs/pluralsight/clientlibs/clientlib-main/resources/images/browse/pink-icons/courses-icon.png" alt="play icon"/></div> <div> <p><strong>Expert-led courses</strong></p> Keep up with the pace of change with thousands of expert-led, in-depth courses. </div> </div> </section> <section class="course-content-section"> <h3>For teams</h3> <p><a href="https://www.pluralsight.com/buy?sku=PROFESSIONAL-SG-PILOT&nomodal=true" data-product-sku="PROFESSIONAL-SG-PILOT"><strong>Give up to 50 users</strong></a> access to our full library including this course <strong>free for 30 days</strong></p> </section> </div> <div class="course-content-right-container"> <h2>Course info</h2> <div class="course-info-rows"> <div class="course-info-row-item">Rating</div> <div class="course-info-row-item"> <i class="fa fa-star"></i><i class="fa fa-star"></i><i class="fa fa-star"></i><i class="fa fa-star"></i><i class="fa fa-star-half-o"></i> <span>(108)</span> </div> </div> <div class="course-info-rows "> <div class="course-info-row-item">Level</div> <div class="course-info-row-item"> Advanced <img src="/etc.clientlibs/pluralsight/clientlibs/clientlib-main/resources/images/px.png" data-lazysrc="/etc.clientlibs/pluralsight/clientlibs/clientlib-main/resources/images/course/level.png" class="course-info-icon"/> </div> </div> <div class="course-info-rows"> <div class="course-info-row-item">Updated</div> <div class="course-info-row-item"> Jul 8, 2024 <img src="/etc.clientlibs/pluralsight/clientlibs/clientlib-main/resources/images/px.png" data-lazysrc="/etc.clientlibs/pluralsight/clientlibs/clientlib-main/resources/images/course/calendar.png" class="course-info-icon"/> </div> </div> <div class="course-info-rows"> <div class="course-info-row-item">Duration</div> <div class="course-info-row-item"> 3h 11m <img src="/etc.clientlibs/pluralsight/clientlibs/clientlib-main/resources/images/px.png" data-lazysrc="/etc.clientlibs/pluralsight/clientlibs/clientlib-main/resources/images/course/clock.png" class="course-info-icon"/> </div> </div> </div> <div class="course-content-right-container"> <div class="course-assessment-banner"> <div> <img src="/etc.clientlibs/pluralsight/clientlibs/clientlib-main/resources/images/skill-iq-logo-white.png" width="80" alt="Skill IQ"/> <h4>Not sure where to start?</h4> <p>Know exactly where everyone on your team stands with the skills you care about most</p> <a class="button--secondary--white button" href="https://www.pluralsight.com/product/skills-assessment"> Learn more </a> </div> </div> </div> </aside>  <div class="course-page-section"> <h2>What you'll learn</h2> <p><p>Many web APIs cannot keep up with demands of modern software. In this course, ASP.NET Core Web API: Best Practices, you鈥檒l learn to build APIs better. First, you鈥檒l explore core design principles for API organization. Next, you鈥檒l discover important techniques to improve API scalability and security. Finally, you鈥檒l learn how to version your APIs without breaking existing clients. When you鈥檙e finished with this course, you鈥檒l have the skills and knowledge of web APIs needed to build fast, secure backends for modern applications.</p> </p> </div>  <div class="course-page-section"> <h2>Table of contents</h2> <div class="toc-container"> <div class="toc-item"> <div class="toc-title"> Course Overview <div> 2mins </div> </div> <div class="toc-content"> <ul> <li> <a href="https://app.pluralsight.com/course-player?clipId=dfb25873-dbd0-47de-b51e-d8d9837022dc" class="accordion-content__row clearfix" target="_blank"> <span class="accordion-content__row__title">Course Overview</span> <span class="accordion-content__row__time">2m</span> </a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="toc-item"> <div class="toc-title"> Why Care About Best Practices <div> 6mins </div> </div> <div class="toc-content"> <ul> <li> <a href="https://app.pluralsight.com/course-player?clipId=f81a8517-b724-4737-88ad-70e2ca178090" class="accordion-content__row clearfix" target="_blank"> <span class="accordion-content__row__title">Introduction</span> <span class="accordion-content__row__time">0m</span> </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://app.pluralsight.com/course-player?clipId=66a53777-edc8-48f6-83aa-cacacca46a7d" class="accordion-content__row clearfix" target="_blank"> <span class="accordion-content__row__title">Version Check</span> <span class="accordion-content__row__time">1m</span> </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://app.pluralsight.com/course-player?clipId=b4344667-fd96-48b4-b8a9-bdaba0281108" class="accordion-content__row clearfix" target="_blank"> <span class="accordion-content__row__title">Why Best Practices?</span> <span class="accordion-content__row__time">2m</span> </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://app.pluralsight.com/course-player?clipId=c61bece2-1fc3-43f9-a758-a94ef9683a43" class="accordion-content__row clearfix" target="_blank"> <span class="accordion-content__row__title">Benefits of Learning Best Practices</span> <span class="accordion-content__row__time">1m</span> </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://app.pluralsight.com/course-player?clipId=c8281475-f2ab-4b97-8bd7-ad54c2f6d87f" class="accordion-content__row clearfix" target="_blank"> <span class="accordion-content__row__title">Course Overview</span> <span class="accordion-content__row__time">2m</span> </a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="toc-item"> <div class="toc-title"> Web API Design Best Practices <div> 48mins </div> </div> <div class="toc-content"> <ul> <li> <a href="#invite-modal" class="accordion-content__row fancybox clearfix"> <i class="fa fa-lock" aria-hidden="true"></i> <span class="accordion-content__row__title">Introduction</span> <span class="accordion-content__row__time">2m</span> </a> </li> <li> <a href="#invite-modal" class="accordion-content__row fancybox clearfix"> <i class="fa fa-lock" aria-hidden="true"></i> <span class="accordion-content__row__title">REST and Resources</span> <span class="accordion-content__row__time">10m</span> </a> </li> <li> <a href="#invite-modal" class="accordion-content__row fancybox clearfix"> <i class="fa fa-lock" aria-hidden="true"></i> <span class="accordion-content__row__title">API Design with HTTP Verbs</span> <span class="accordion-content__row__time">10m</span> </a> </li> <li> <a href="#invite-modal" class="accordion-content__row fancybox clearfix"> <i class="fa fa-lock" aria-hidden="true"></i> <span class="accordion-content__row__title">Demo: Working with HTTP Methods and Resources</span> <span class="accordion-content__row__time">3m</span> </a> </li> <li> <a href="#invite-modal" class="accordion-content__row fancybox clearfix"> <i class="fa fa-lock" aria-hidden="true"></i> <span class="accordion-content__row__title">API Design with HTTP Status Codes</span> <span class="accordion-content__row__time">8m</span> </a> </li> <li> <a href="#invite-modal" class="accordion-content__row fancybox clearfix"> <i class="fa fa-lock" aria-hidden="true"></i> <span class="accordion-content__row__title">Demo: Working with HTTP Status Codes</span> <span class="accordion-content__row__time">3m</span> </a> </li> <li> <a href="#invite-modal" class="accordion-content__row fancybox clearfix"> <i class="fa fa-lock" aria-hidden="true"></i> <span class="accordion-content__row__title">Using ASP.NET Core Response Types Properly</span> <span class="accordion-content__row__time">5m</span> </a> </li> <li> <a href="#invite-modal" class="accordion-content__row fancybox clearfix"> <i class="fa fa-lock" aria-hidden="true"></i> <span class="accordion-content__row__title">Demo: ASP.NET Core Response Types</span> <span class="accordion-content__row__time">6m</span> </a> </li> <li> <a href="#invite-modal" class="accordion-content__row fancybox clearfix"> <i class="fa fa-lock" aria-hidden="true"></i> <span class="accordion-content__row__title">Summary</span> <span class="accordion-content__row__time">1m</span> </a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="toc-item"> <div class="toc-title"> Web API Model Design Best Practices <div> 26mins </div> </div> <div class="toc-content"> <ul> <li> <a href="#invite-modal" class="accordion-content__row fancybox clearfix"> <i class="fa fa-lock" aria-hidden="true"></i> <span class="accordion-content__row__title">Introduction</span> <span class="accordion-content__row__time">1m</span> </a> </li> <li> <a href="#invite-modal" class="accordion-content__row fancybox clearfix"> <i class="fa fa-lock" aria-hidden="true"></i> <span class="accordion-content__row__title">Web API Model Basics</span> <span class="accordion-content__row__time">4m</span> </a> </li> <li> <a href="#invite-modal" class="accordion-content__row fancybox clearfix"> <i class="fa fa-lock" aria-hidden="true"></i> <span class="accordion-content__row__title">Applying Postel's Law</span> <span class="accordion-content__row__time">5m</span> </a> </li> <li> <a href="#invite-modal" class="accordion-content__row fancybox clearfix"> <i class="fa fa-lock" aria-hidden="true"></i> <span class="accordion-content__row__title">What Data Should Web APIs Return?</span> <span class="accordion-content__row__time">8m</span> </a> </li> <li> <a href="#invite-modal" class="accordion-content__row fancybox clearfix"> <i class="fa fa-lock" aria-hidden="true"></i> <span class="accordion-content__row__title">Characteristics of Good Web API Models</span> <span class="accordion-content__row__time">5m</span> </a> </li> <li> <a href="#invite-modal" class="accordion-content__row fancybox clearfix"> <i class="fa fa-lock" aria-hidden="true"></i> <span class="accordion-content__row__title">Web API Model Antipatterns</span> <span class="accordion-content__row__time">3m</span> </a> </li> <li> <a href="#invite-modal" class="accordion-content__row fancybox clearfix"> <i class="fa fa-lock" aria-hidden="true"></i> <span class="accordion-content__row__title">Summary</span> <span class="accordion-content__row__time">1m</span> </a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="toc-item"> <div class="toc-title"> Web API Implementation Best Practices in ASP.NET Core <div> 39mins </div> </div> <div class="toc-content"> <ul> <li> <a href="#invite-modal" class="accordion-content__row fancybox clearfix"> <i class="fa fa-lock" aria-hidden="true"></i> <span class="accordion-content__row__title">Introduction</span> <span class="accordion-content__row__time">1m</span> </a> </li> <li> <a href="#invite-modal" class="accordion-content__row fancybox clearfix"> <i class="fa fa-lock" aria-hidden="true"></i> <span class="accordion-content__row__title">ASP.NET Core MVC Web API Best Practices</span> <span class="accordion-content__row__time">12m</span> </a> </li> <li> <a href="#invite-modal" class="accordion-content__row fancybox clearfix"> <i class="fa fa-lock" aria-hidden="true"></i> <span class="accordion-content__row__title">Using MediatR with ASP.NET Core Web APIs</span> <span class="accordion-content__row__time">5m</span> </a> </li> <li> <a href="#invite-modal" class="accordion-content__row fancybox clearfix"> <i class="fa fa-lock" 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class="accordion-content__row__time">3m</span> </a> </li> <li> <a href="#invite-modal" class="accordion-content__row fancybox clearfix"> <i class="fa fa-lock" aria-hidden="true"></i> <span class="accordion-content__row__title">Adding Background Services to Web APIs</span> <span class="accordion-content__row__time">5m</span> </a> </li> <li> <a href="#invite-modal" class="accordion-content__row fancybox clearfix"> <i class="fa fa-lock" aria-hidden="true"></i> <span class="accordion-content__row__title">Summary</span> <span class="accordion-content__row__time">1m</span> </a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="toc-item"> <div class="toc-title"> Web API Security Best Practices <div> 38mins </div> </div> <div class="toc-content"> <ul> <li> <a href="#invite-modal" class="accordion-content__row fancybox clearfix"> <i class="fa fa-lock" aria-hidden="true"></i> <span class="accordion-content__row__title">Introduction</span> <span class="accordion-content__row__time">1m</span> </a> </li> <li> <a href="#invite-modal" class="accordion-content__row fancybox clearfix"> <i class="fa fa-lock" aria-hidden="true"></i> <span class="accordion-content__row__title">Securing Web APIs with JWTs</span> <span class="accordion-content__row__time">5m</span> </a> </li> <li> <a href="#invite-modal" class="accordion-content__row fancybox clearfix"> <i class="fa fa-lock" aria-hidden="true"></i> <span class="accordion-content__row__title">Demo: Securing ASP.NET Core Web APIs with JWTs</span> <span class="accordion-content__row__time">4m</span> </a> </li> <li> <a href="#invite-modal" class="accordion-content__row fancybox clearfix"> <i class="fa fa-lock" aria-hidden="true"></i> <span class="accordion-content__row__title">Using JWTs Properly</span> <span class="accordion-content__row__time">5m</span> </a> </li> <li> <a href="#invite-modal" class="accordion-content__row fancybox clearfix"> <i class="fa fa-lock" aria-hidden="true"></i> <span class="accordion-content__row__title">Demo: Using JWTs and 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class="accordion-content__row fancybox clearfix"> <i class="fa fa-lock" aria-hidden="true"></i> <span class="accordion-content__row__title">Configuring CORS and HTTPS</span> <span class="accordion-content__row__time">8m</span> </a> </li> <li> <a href="#invite-modal" class="accordion-content__row fancybox clearfix"> <i class="fa fa-lock" aria-hidden="true"></i> <span class="accordion-content__row__title">Summary</span> <span class="accordion-content__row__time">1m</span> </a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="toc-item"> <div class="toc-title"> Testing ASP.NET Core Web APIs Best Practices <div> 29mins </div> </div> <div class="toc-content"> <ul> <li> <a href="#invite-modal" class="accordion-content__row fancybox clearfix"> <i class="fa fa-lock" aria-hidden="true"></i> <span class="accordion-content__row__title">Introduction</span> <span class="accordion-content__row__time">1m</span> </a> </li> <li> <a href="#invite-modal" class="accordion-content__row fancybox clearfix"> <i class="fa 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class="accordion-content__row__time">5m</span> </a> </li> <li> <a href="#invite-modal" class="accordion-content__row fancybox clearfix"> <i class="fa fa-lock" aria-hidden="true"></i> <span class="accordion-content__row__title">Demo: Refactoring Web API Integration Tests</span> <span class="accordion-content__row__time">5m</span> </a> </li> <li> <a href="#invite-modal" class="accordion-content__row fancybox clearfix"> <i class="fa fa-lock" aria-hidden="true"></i> <span class="accordion-content__row__title">Summary</span> <span class="accordion-content__row__time">1m</span> </a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div>   <div class="course-page-section course-page-last"> <h2>About the author</h2> <div class="author-item"> <div class="author-profile"> <a href="/authors/steve-smith"> <div class="author-image"> <img src="/etc.clientlibs/pluralsight/clientlibs/clientlib-main/resources/images/px.png" 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He provides mentoring and training workshops for teams with the desire to improve. Steve has been recognized as a Microsoft MVP for over 10 consecutive years, and is a frequent speaker at software developer conferences and events. He is the top contributor to the official documentation on ASP.NET Core and enjoys helpings others write maintainable, testable app<span>... <a href="#" onclick="javascript:jQuery(this).parent().hide().parent().find('.trimmed-text').fadeIn(250);return false;">more</a></span><span class="trimmed-text" style="display: none;">lications using Microsoft's developer tools. Connect with Steve at ardalis.com.</span></p> <div class="author-more"> <a href="/authors/steve-smith" class="simple_arrow">See more courses by Steve Smith</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <aside class="course-content-right show-for-large-up"> <div class="course-content-right-container container-highlight"> <section class="course-content-section try-for-free"> <h3>Try for free</h3> <p>Get this course plus top-rated picks in tech skills and other popular topics.</p> <div class="cta-buttons">  <div class="ps-button section main-course-signup"> <a href="https://www.pluralsight.com/buy?sku=IND-M-STANDARD-FT&wid=7010a000001x7Me" class="button button--gradient free_trial_checkout" title="Start free trial now" data-aa-title="course-hero-cta">Get started</a> </div> <div class="api-price-styling" data-product-price="IND-M-STANDARD"> <div class="api-price-wrapper"> <span class="curr-symbol">$</span><span class="curr-major">29</span><span class="curr-dec-sep">.</span><span 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