REST API Development in C# Articles, Tutorials & News
REST API Development in C# articles, tutorials, and news from the DotNetNews archive.
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gRPC vs REST APIs: Performance, Scalability, and Use Cases Compared
c-sharpcorner.com Issue #495
Good side-by-side refresher on protocol tradeoffs when teams default to REST without revisiting internal service requirements.
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Get Service Connections with the Azure DevOps API (REST and TypeScript)
johnnyreilly.com Issue #493
Useful nuts-and-bolts Azure DevOps API post. I appreciate seeing both curl and TypeScript instead of a hand-wavy overview.
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Essential Patterns for Building Production-Ready REST APIs in .NET 8
c-sharpcorner.com Issue #489
A broad API patterns roundup covering structure, validation, errors, and logging in .NET 8.
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RESTful API Best Practices for .NET Developers (.NET 10) – The Complete 2026 Guide to Production-Ready APIs
codewithmukesh.com Issue #480
Strong checklist material for teams standardizing APIs on .NET 10, especially around idempotency and error contracts.
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8 “Finally Maintainable” Steps to Build a CRUD REST API with Clean Architecture + DDD in .NET
medium.com Issue #369
A maintainable CRUD guide with Clean Architecture and DDD is always welcome, especially for teams standardizing API structure.
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Best Practices For Building REST APIs
antondevtips.com Issue #352
Solid REST API fundamentals never really go out of style.
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Mastering REST APIs in ASP.NET Core and C#: A Complete Guide for .NET Developers
shahedbd.medium.com Issue #298
A useful REST refresher that stays close to how ASP.NET Core apps are actually built.
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How To Implement HttpClient in C# (4 Ways)
medium.com Issue #286
The SQL Server article goes beyond schema talk and gets into indexing, backup, and operational realism.
REST API in C# from the DotNetNews archive, curated for .NET developers who already ship production code. This is a reading list pulled from daily issues, not a substitute for the official docs on REST API Development in C#.
| Use Start here for the editorial shortlist, then browse Latest or the full archive when you need more depth. Coverage leans toward REST API in C#, REST API ASP.NET Core, RESTful API .NET. Recent pieces worth opening: “Idempotency in one attribute: safe retries for HTTP APIs” and “Problem Details in ASP.NET Core and .NET 10 | BEN ABT”. |
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List Pipelines with the Azure DevOps APIjohnnyreilly.com Issue #492
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Compose your API surface with Data API builder custom pathsdevblogs.microsoft.com Issue #491
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How to Prevent Duplicate API Requests in .NETblog.stackademic.com Issue #489
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Why I Switched from Swagger UI to Scalar in .NETserkanozbeykurucu.medium.com Issue #482
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Idempotency in one attribute: safe retries for HTTP APIs
medium.com Issue #504
Clients retry. Resilient HTTP handlers retry harder. A POST that creates a resource must survive being sent twice. Here is the whole thing…
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Problem Details in ASP.NET Core and .NET 10 | BEN ABT
medium.com Issue #502
Error responses are part of an API contract. Still, many systems grow them incidentally: one endpoint returns { "error": "not found" }…
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gRPC vs REST APIs: Performance, Scalability, and Use Cases Compared
c-sharpcorner.com Issue #495
Compare gRPC vs REST APIs: explore performance, scalability, use cases, architectural differences, data formats, and when to choose each.
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Get Service Connections with the Azure DevOps API (REST and TypeScript)
johnnyreilly.com Issue #493
Learn how to get service connections with the Azure DevOps REST API using both curl and TypeScript.
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List Pipelines with the Azure DevOps API
johnnyreilly.com Issue #492
Learn how to list the Azure Pipelines in a project using the Azure DevOps REST API with TypeScript and the continuation token.
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Compose your API surface with Data API builder custom paths
devblogs.microsoft.com Issue #491
In May, Data API builder (DAB) 2.0 was released to preview, and in June it went generally available. With this new release, DAB introduced a new feature for REST endpoints: the ability to customize en...
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How to Prevent Duplicate API Requests in .NET
blog.stackademic.com Issue #489
Understanding Idempotency with Real-World Examples Continue reading on Stackademic »
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Essential Patterns for Building Production-Ready REST APIs in .NET 8
c-sharpcorner.com Issue #489
Build clean, maintainable, and testable REST APIs in .NET 8 with practical patterns for project structure, error handling, responses, validation, and logging.
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Why I Switched from Swagger UI to Scalar in .NET
serkanozbeykurucu.medium.com Issue #482
Swagger UI was part of almost every .NET API I built for years. Then .NET 9 removed it from the default Web API template, and many…
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RESTful API Best Practices for .NET Developers (.NET 10) – The Complete 2026 Guide to Production-Ready APIs
codewithmukesh.com Issue #480
Build production-grade REST APIs in .NET 10. Resource naming, HTTP methods, status codes, versioning, idempotency, RFC 9457 Problem Details, caching, and concurrency - done right.
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API Versioning Should Be Your Last Resort
milanjovanovic.tech Issue #479
Most teams reach for v2 too early because they don't have a contract evolution strategy. Here's the API change management approach I prefer: evolve contracts safely, deprecate deliberately, and versio...
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How to Integrate a RESTful SMM Panel API using C# and HttpClient
c-sharpcorner.com Issue #478
Learn how to automate digital marketing operations by integrating a RESTful SMM Panel API using C# and HttpClient. This step-by-step tutorial covers connecting to SMM Bear, a leading Indian SMM panel,...
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Building AI-Powered Apps with Claude and ASP.NET Core
c-sharpcorner.com Issue #478
Integrate Claude AI into ASP.NET Core with C# to build intelligent apps. Learn API setup, service creation, and REST endpoint exposure.
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10 .NET 10 API Anti-Patterns That Break Production (And How to Fix Them)
codewithmukesh.com Issue #473
10 ASP.NET Core anti-patterns that break production in .NET 10 - async void, sync-over-async, fat controllers, runtime-reflection mappers in AOT, and the 2026 ones.
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API Versioning in ASP.NET Core: Best Practices and Common Mistakes
c-sharpcorner.com Issue #473
Learn API Versioning in ASP.NET Core with practical examples. Explore versioning strategies, best practices, common mistakes, and implementation techniques.
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New features and Roslyn analyzers for Meziantou.Framework.FullPath
meziantou.net Issue #473
A few years ago, I introduced , a library to ensure you always deal with full paths in your applications and provide common methods to manipulate them easily. Recently, I've added new features to the ...
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Building a Natural Language API Gateway Using ASP.NET Core and AI
c-sharpcorner.com Issue #472
Learn how to build a Natural Language API Gateway using ASP.NET Core and AI. Discover intent detection, API orchestration, structured outputs, security controls, and enterprise implementation patterns...
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Reverse Engineering an API in .NET Core – Complete Practical Example
c-sharpcorner.com Issue #472
Master API reverse engineering in .NET Core! Learn to analyze undocumented APIs, recreate functionality, and integrate with systems using practical examples and tools.
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How to Integrate a RESTful SMM Panel API using C# and HttpClient
c-sharpcorner.com Issue #457
Learn how to automate digital marketing operations by integrating a RESTful SMM Panel API using C# and HttpClient. This step-by-step tutorial covers connecting to SMM Bear, a leading Indian SMM panel,...
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Optimizing Git policy management at scale
devblogs.microsoft.com Issue #445
With just a single improvement in the REST API of Azure DevOps, we achieved a massive reduction in CPU usage and execution time when managing Git policies: 2x less CPU and 10-15x faster execution! Thi...
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Integrating Scalar API Documentation in ASP.NET Core
medium.com Issue #418
Clear and interactive API documentation is essential for modern software development. It helps developers understand endpoints, test APIs…
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CurlDelegating Handler in .NET
srinjoysantra.medium.com Issue #404
Debug your .NET core http client requests by logging as curl
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How to Integrate OpenRouteService API in ASP.NET Core with an Interactive React Frontend
medium.com Issue #404
OpenRouteService, an API built on OpenStreetMap, and integrate it into an ASP.NET Core, then visualize with a React + Leaflet
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ASP.NET Core monitoring and AI agent workflows
DotNetNews Issue #401
This issue covers ASP.NET Core health checks, AI agent workflow standards, API gateways, LINQ, migration guidance, and security tips.
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Swagger UI: Architecture, Configuration, and Enterprise Implementation Guide
c-sharpcorner.com Issue #398
Explore Swagger UI: architecture, configuration, and implementation for interactive API documentation. Enhance development and collaboration in modern systems.
