Getting Started
3 Minute Video
ASP.NET Web API is a framework that makes it easy to build HTTP services that reach a broad range of clients, including browsers and mobile devices. ASP.NET Web API is an ideal platform for building RESTful applications on the .NET Framework.
In this chapter, you'll learn:
The basics of building an HTTP service using ASP.NET Web API
Tutorial: Your First Web API
By Mike Wasson|
In this tutorial, you will create your first HTTP service using ASP.NET Web API.
Pro ASP.NET Web API
Pro ASP.NET Web API, by Tugberk Ugurlu and Alexander Zeitler, shows you how to build flexible, extensible web services that run seamlessly on a range of operating systems and devices, from desktops to tablets to smart phones—even the ones we don’t know today.
ASP.NET Web API Poster
This poster shows how an HTTP request flows through the Web API pipeline, and how the HTTP response flows back. It also shows extensibility points, where you can add custom code or even replace the default behavior entirely.
ASP.NET Web API Poster (Grayscale)
Grayscale version of the Web API poster. This poster shows how an HTTP request flows through the Web API pipeline, and how the HTTP response flows back.
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Microsoft's Jon Galloway recommends these books for learning ASP.NET MVC:
Designing Evolvable Web APIs with ASP.NET
by Glenn Block, Pablo Cibraro, Pedro Felix, Howard Dierking, Darrel Miller
