From Zero to Hero: Minimal APIs in .NET with C#

Front row seats at the future of ASP.NET Core APIs

About This Course

When Minimal APIs were launched with the release of .NET 6, they allowed us to build scalable and fast APIs in .NET in ways that weren't possible before. Not only do they simplify the approach of building APIs and make them more accessible than ever, but they bring an incredible performance boost to the table. Microsoft has gone on record saying that they expect most new .NET APIs to be built using Minimal APIs for a good reason. They are a robust solution that allows developers to express themselves and create the system they need exactly how they want it. So don't miss your chance to master this topic right after its launch.

Course Curriculum

3h 32m 8 sections

Welcome

1:50 Free preview

What will you learn in this course?

1:31 Free preview

Who is this course for and prerequisites

1:37 Free preview

How we�ve been building APIs in .NET until now?

4:48

What are Minimal APIs?

3:53

Who are Minimal APIs for?

3:51

Building the Weather Forecast API using Minimal APIs

3:32

Let�s clear out a few misconceptions

2:30

Configuring URLs and ports

3:50

Creating new endpoints

1:41

The different return types

2:24

Routing requests

4:05

Route parameters and rules

4:37

Parameter Binding

9:41

Special parameter types

4:50

Configuring services

1:45

Configuring middleware

2:02

Custom parameter binding

8:04

Available response types

4:00

Logging

1:43

Adding Swagger support

1:56

Controller interoperability

1:41

What are we going to build?

3:04

Exercise: Build the API

0:47

Project setup and database creation

10:52

Adding new books

8:12

Adding validation

6:03

Retrieving all books

1:43

Retrieving books by ISBN

2:53

Retrieving books by title match

2:54

Editing books

3:41

Deleting books

2:14

Loading custom configuration

2:22

Adding Authentication & Authorization

5:52

Named routes and link generation

4:48

Customizing the Web Application options

1:43

Defining response contracts for Swagger

4:29

Custom JSON binding

1:22

Customizing results

3:02

Dealing with CORS

1:48

Unsupported features compared to MVC

2:44

Why structure Minimal APIs?

1:16

Different ways of structuring

3:31

Building the structure framework

9:56

Separating the endpoints

6:59

Refactoring recap

1:17

Why test Minimal APIs?

2:16

Setting up the test project

3:49

The WebApplicationFactory class

6:01

Testing resource creation

9:26

The problem with created resources

3:40

Testing resource lookup

2:37

Testing resource search

4:34

Testing resource updating

4:06

Testing resource deletion

2:25

Creating our own WebApplicationFactory

3:25

Conclusion

0:25

Meet Your Instructor

Nick Chapsas

Nick Chapsas

Nick Chapsas is a .NET & C# content creator, educator and a Microsoft MVP for Developer Technologies with years of experience in Software Engineering and Engineering Management.

He has worked for some of the biggest companies in the world, building systems that served millions of users and tens of thousands of requests per second.

Nick creates free content on YouTube and is the host of the Keep Coding Podcast.

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