Introduction: Building and Consuming Web Services

Get an overview of the section building and consuming web services.

This section is about learning how to build web services (also known as HTTP or REST services) using the ASP.NET Core Web API and consuming web services using HTTP clients that could be any other type of .NET app, including a website or a mobile or desktop app. This section requires knowledge and skills we’ve learned earlier about building websites using ASP.NET Core.

This section covers the following topics:

  • Building web services using the ASP.NET Core Web API

  • Documenting and testing web services

  • Consuming web services using HTTP clients

  • Implementing advanced features for web services

  • Building web services using Minimal APIs

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