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Introduction To Web API

What Is Web API

Create Your First Asp.Net Web API

1. Open visual studio
2. Click on File - New Project. A window appears as shown in the following figure

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From the Web, select ‘ASP.NET web application’ and click on ‘Ok’.


3. Another window appears as shown in the following figure

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Folder Structure

Adding Controller

1. Right click on the controller folder and click on Add – Controller..

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2. A window appears as shown in the following figure

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From the options, select ‘Web API 2 controller – Empty’ and click on ‘Add’.


3. In the next window, enter the controller name and click on ‘Add’ (See the following figure).

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Add Code In Controller

public class TestController: ApiController {
	public string Get() {
		return "value";
	}
}

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