Introducing MinimalApi.DevView – .NET Toolkit for Minimal APIs

Minimal APIs in .NET make it easy to build lightweight web services with minimal ceremony, but during development, visibility into what your app is doing can be a challenge. That’s what MinimalApi.DevView helps you with. Today, I’m excited to announce the release of D20Tek.MinimalApi.DevView v1.0, a dev-time only diagnostics and discovery toolkit designed specifically for … Continue reading Introducing MinimalApi.DevView – .NET Toolkit for Minimal APIs →

Setting up WebApi Sample Project

In many of our future articles, we will be using ASP.NET MinimalApi project to show how the Mediator library can be used. So in this article, we will discuss how to create WebApi projects in Visual Studio. Create the WebApi Project If you don't already have a WebApi project, please create a new one called … Continue reading Setting up WebApi Sample Project →

Secure Minimal APIs with API Key Authentication

If you’re building a .NET 8 application and want robust security, you might assume it requires a lot of complex authentication setup. But here’s the good news: you can implement API key authentication with just a few lines of code. With this straightforward approach, you can secure your services against unauthorized access quickly and easily. … Continue reading Secure Minimal APIs with API Key Authentication →

Getting Started with Minimal WebAPI: Beginner’s Guide

Minimal WebAPIs offer a lightweight and streamlined approach to building web APIs in ASP.NET Core. In this beginner's guide, we will explore the fundamental concepts of Minimal WebAPI development using C#. We'll cover the basics of creating endpoints, handling requests, and returning responses. Prerequisites To follow along with this guide, you should have a basic … Continue reading Getting Started with Minimal WebAPI: Beginner’s Guide →