RESTFUL API WITH ASP.

NET CORE
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Bhrugen
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WHAT IS AN API?
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“API IS AWESOME”
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 RESTFUL API WITH ASP.NET CORE
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Bhrugen
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 .NET API

PREREQUISITES
C# (3-6months)
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.NET Core MVC (CRUD)

EF Core Basics (CRUD)

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FREE MVC/EF Core Basics Course

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QUESTIONS/ISSUES ?
Google it!
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Check Q&A

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Raise a new Question on Udemy!

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 .NET API

Topics Covered
API Fundamentals
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DTO’s in API

EF Core in API
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Dependency Injection

Repository Pattern

Authentication and Authorization in API

API Versioning, Filtering, Sorting, Caching etc.

Consuming API with authentication endpoints

Deploying API
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WHAT IS AN API?
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 API
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Request

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Request

Response

CLIENT SERVER

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 API
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Request

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Request

Response

Application API Server

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 API SIMPLIFIED
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Request / Order
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Response / Cooked Food

Restaurant Table Chef

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 API SIMPLIFIED
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Request / Order
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Response / Cooked Food

Restaurant Table Chef

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 API SIMPLIFIED
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Request / Order
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Response / Cooked Food

Restaurant Table Chef

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 HOW API WORKS?
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API
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API

API

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HTTP
OVERVIEW

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 HOW HTTP WORKS?
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Verb
Headers
Content
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Request

Client Server

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 HOW HTTP WORKS?
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POST
Content Length: 9
Magic API
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Request

Response
Client Server
Status code
Headers
Content
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 HOW HTTP WORKS?
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POST
Content Length: 9
Magic API
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Request

Response
Client Server
201
Content Type: text
Magic API
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 THE REQUEST OBJECT
HTTP Verbs / Actions
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verb

• GET : Fetches/Requests Resource

headers • POST: Creates/Inserts Resource
• PUT : Updates/Modifies Resource
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• PATCH : Updates/Modifies Partial Resource

• DELETE : Deletes/Removes Resource
• More verbs…
content

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 THE REQUEST OBJECT
Request’s Metadata
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verb

• Content Type : Content’s Format

headers • Content Length : Size of the Content
• Authorization : Who is making the request
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• Accept : What are the accepted type(s)

• More headers…

content

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 THE REQUEST OBJECT
Request’s Content
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verb

• HTML, CSS, XML, JSON

headers • Information for the request.
• Blobs etc.
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content

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 THE RESPONSE OBJECT
Status Codes for Operation Result
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Status code
• 100-199: Informational
• 200-299: Success
headers • 200 – OK
• 201 – Created
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• 204 – No Content
• 300-399: Redirection
• 400-499: Client Errors
• 400 – Bad Request
• 404 – Not Found
content • 409 – Conflict
• 500-599: Server Errors
• 500 – Internal Server Error

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 THE RESPONSE OBJECT
Response’s Metadata
B u s i n e s s

Status code

• Content Type : Content’s Format

headers • Content Length : Size of the Content
• Expires : When is this invalid
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• More headers…

content

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 THE RESPONSE OBJECT
Status code
Content
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headers • HTML, CSS, XML, JSON

• Blobs etc.
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content

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 Request Response

Verb Status code

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headers headers
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Content content

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 REpresentational State Transfer
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• Client and Server are separate.

• All Server Requests are stateless.
• Cacheable Request

What is
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Issues:

REST? • REST is not perfect.

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