Ultimate ASP.NET Core Web API Development Guide

This course features Coursera Coach! A smarter way to learn with interactive, real-time conversations that help you test your knowledge, challenge assumptions, and deepen your understanding as you progress through the course. Unlock the power of ASP.NET Core by mastering API development from the ground up. In this course, you will explore the key principles of RESTful API development, and how to build, secure, and deploy web APIs using ASP.NET Core. Starting from setting up the development environment, you'll gain hands-on experience with Visual Studio, GitHub, Postman, and Swagger, which are essential tools for building scalable APIs. Throughout the course, you will learn to implement core functionalities like creating endpoints for GET, POST, PUT, and DELETE operations and adding advanced features like authentication, authorization, error handling, and logging. The course takes you on a journey through foundational topics, such as database modelling, Entity Framework setup, and working with data. You’ll also dive into advanced concepts like securing your API with JWT authentication, implementing refresh tokens, and integrating AutoMapper for better object mapping. Furthermore, the course covers practical skills like API versioning, caching, paging, and deploying your API to Microsoft Azure. This course is perfect for developers looking to deepen their understanding of ASP.NET Core Web API development. Whether you're a beginner who wants to start with the basics or an intermediate developer aiming to enhance your skills, this course will provide you with all the tools to build professional-grade, secure APIs. No prior experience with ASP.NET Core is required, but familiarity with basic programming concepts is beneficial. By the end of the course, you will be able to create fully functional ASP.NET Core Web APIs, implement authentication and authorization with JWT, add logging, error handling, and versioning, and deploy your application to Azure.