C# and RESTful API Development
Overview of Building RESTful APIs
using C#
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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
