Accessing APIs Using HttpClient in .NET 6

This course will teach you how to integrate with APIs using HttpClient in .NET.

Integrating with a web API is a common task required by many applications. In this course, Accessing APIs Using HttpClient in .NET, you’ll learn to integrate your .NET applications with an API. First, you’ll explore HttpClient internals and basic CRUD interaction. Next, you’ll discover how to work with streams, consume a streaming API endpoint, work with compression, and how to cancel requests that are no longer needed. Finally, you’ll learn how to improve the reliability of your requests and how to extend HttpClient with custom handlers. When you’re finished with this course, you’ll have the skills and knowledge of using HttpClient needed to integrate your .NET application with an API.

• Course Overview 1min
• Understanding Integration with an API Using HttpClient 38mins
• Handling Common Types of Integration (CRUD) 49mins
• Integrating with a Partial Update Endpoint 18mins
• Using HttpClientFactory for HttpClient Instance Management 28mins
• Improving Performance and Memory Use with Streams 29mins
• Integrating with an API that Supports Streaming 8mins
• Supporting Compression 11mins
• Supporting Cancellation 14mins
• Handling Faults and Errors, and Improving Resilience with Polly 22mins
• Extending HttpClient with Custom HttpMessageHandlers 19mins