Here, we have used the browser to hit this Web API in debugging mode but we can easily consume this Web API into other applications and see the result in the format we want. You can see that we have created our Web API easily using VS 2017. So, if you would do that, you will see the successful result in form of XML as below. To see the actual result, we need to change our URL according to the path given in WebApiConfig.cs. This is coming like this because we have not done anything for this route. Public int manufacturingYear Īfter this is done, we are ready to run our Web API project. We will see later how to run this.īefore doing this, write a Product.cs class in Models which you can use in the Controller. I have returned a list of Product entity here. For keeping it simple, I have used hardcoded values. Here, we can also write the logic to fetch these values from the database. We have written an API method which, when called, will return the list of products. Public class HomeController : ApiController Once the project is created and you click on Solution Explorer, you see the below project structure which comes for Web API template.
I recently created a Web API project where we used OAuth2.Īfter doing all of the things mentioned above, just click OK and it will create your Web API project, which then, you can customize based on your requirements. Otherwise, we could restrict it to individuals, Windows users, Office users, and there are also ways by which you can secure your Web API by OAuth authentication. Since it is just a simple API, we will not use any authentication. And this is the place where you can choose the authentication method for your Web API. Here, in this window, you need to select Web API.
I have named it WebAPIDemo.Īfter you click on OK, you will see the below window.
NET Core which is given as another option but here, we will see it through the. You can also create a Web API project using. Here, select Web and then select ASP.NET Web Application (.NET Framework). Now, you will see the below pop-up window. You may also use shortcut "Ctrl+Shift+N". Steps for creating Web API using Visual Studio 2017Īfter you have opened Visual Studio, just click on File > New > Project. If you are a beginner and you do not know how to create a Web API project, this article will help you create a Web API project using simple steps and just with the basic C# knowledge. This tutorial is an end-to-end flow of how to create a simple Web API project using Visual Studio 2017.
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