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CSharp RESTful API Development

This document provides a comprehensive overview of building RESTful APIs using C#. It covers key topics including the setup of C# and .NET for API development, understanding HTTP methods, creating endpoints, handling requests and responses, implementing security measures, and testing APIs. Additionally, it includes practical examples and best practices for API versioning and documentation.

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CSharp RESTful API Development

This document provides a comprehensive overview of building RESTful APIs using C#. It covers key topics including the setup of C# and .NET for API development, understanding HTTP methods, creating endpoints, handling requests and responses, implementing security measures, and testing APIs. Additionally, it includes practical examples and best practices for API versioning and documentation.

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C# and RESTful API Development

Overview of Building RESTful APIs


using C#
Your name, Date, Event
Introduction
• • What is a RESTful API?
• • Why use C# for RESTful API development?
• • Overview of topics covered
What is a RESTful API?
• • REST (Representational State Transfer) basics
• • Key principles: Statelessness, scalability,
uniform interface
Why C# for RESTful APIs?
• • Benefits of using C#: Performance, .NET
support, cross-platform compatibility
• • Real-world applications using C# APIs
Setting Up C# and .NET for API
Development
• • Required tools: Visual Studio, .NET SDK
• • Basic project setup for API development
• • Installing necessary libraries (ASP.NET Core)
Understanding HTTP Methods
• • Common methods: GET, POST, PUT, DELETE,
PATCH
• • When and how to use each method
Routes in REST APIs
• • Defining routes for REST endpoints
• • Understanding route parameters and query
strings
Creating Your First API Endpoint
• • Example: Creating a simple GET request in
C#
• • Explanation of the controller and route
setup
• • Code example
Handling Requests in C#
• • How to capture request parameters (URL,
body, query string)
• • Example of handling a POST request
• • Code example
Handling Responses in C#
• • Formatting the response (JSON, XML)
• • Setting status codes (200 OK, 404 Not
Found)
• • Example of a response object in C#
Returning JSON Data
• • Serializing C# objects to JSON
• • Example: Returning a JSON object from an
API endpoint
• • Code example
Error Handling in APIs
• • How to handle exceptions in C# APIs
• • Sending appropriate error responses (400
Bad Request, 500 Internal Server Error)
• • Code for error handling
Validating API Requests
• • Input validation in C# (Model validation)
• • Validating user input in POST and PUT
requests
• • Code example
RESTful API Example: Product
Management API
• • Overview of building a Product API (CRUD
operations)
• • Endpoints: /api/products (GET, POST, PUT,
DELETE)
• • Example of the API structure
Securing RESTful APIs
• • Importance of API security
• • Overview of common security practices
• • Authentication vs Authorization
Authentication Methods
• • Overview of Basic Authentication and API
keys
• • Introduction to OAuth and JWT (JSON Web
Tokens)
Implementing JWT Authentication
in C#
• • Setting up JWT authentication in C#
• • Code example for token generation and
validation
• • Benefits of JWT in RESTful APIs
Protecting Endpoints with JWT
• • Securing API endpoints with JWT
• • Example code for JWT middleware in
ASP.NET Core
Authorization with Roles
• • Restricting API access by user roles
• • Example of role-based authorization in C#
• • Code example
Rate Limiting and Throttling
• • Importance of rate limiting in APIs
• • Example of implementing rate limiting in C#
• • Code for rate-limiting middleware
Testing RESTful APIs
• • Using Postman for API testing
• • Automated testing with NUnit or xUnit in C#
• • Example of a test case
Documentation with Swagger
• • Why API documentation is important
• • Setting up Swagger for C# APIs
• • How to auto-generate documentation
Versioning Your API
• • Best practices for API versioning
• • Example of versioning routes (v1, v2)
• • Code example for versioning in ASP.NET Core
Example Project: E-commerce API
• • Overview of building an e-commerce API
• • Features: Product listing, cart, orders
• • Demo: Example code snippets
Conclusion and Q&A
• • Summary of key points
• • Final thoughts on C# and RESTful API
development
• • Q&A section

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