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Documenting an ASP.NET Core 2 API with OpenAPI / Swagger

by Kevin Dockx

Documenting an API is often regarded as a tedious yet essential task. By using OpenAPI / Swagger, which integrates nicely with ASP.NET Core, you can take on this task. In this course you'll learn how to do that.

What you'll learn

Documenting an API is often regarded as a tedious yet essential task. By using OpenAPI / Swagger, which integrates nicely with ASP.NET Core, you can take on this task. In this course, Documenting an ASP.NET Core API with OpenAPI / Swagger, you will gain the ability to document your API. First, you will learn how to add documentation for your API and add a UI that allows testing the API. Next, you will discover how to use attributes and conventions to improve the generated OpenAPI specification. Finally, you will explore how to deal with authentication, versioning and UI customization. When you are finished with this course, you will have the skills and knowledge of OpenAPI needed to correctly document your ASP.NET Core API.

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About the author

Kevin Dockx is a freelance solution architect, author & consultant, living in Antwerp (Belgium). He's mainly focused on solution/application architectures & security for web-based (API) applications built with .NET, but he also keeps an eye out for new developments concerning other products from the .NET stack. He's a Microsoft MVP and board member of the RD MS Community. He's also a regular speaker at various (inter)national conferences & user group events, and works on various open source pro... more

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