Web API Development for the Absolute Beginner: A Step-by-step Approach to Learning the Fundamentals of Web API Development with .NET 7

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I. DominteWeb API Development for the Absolute Beginnerhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-9348-5_8

8. Routing

Irina Dominte¹  

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Iasi, Romania

 

We talked briefly about routes in Chapter 4. The routing mechanism determines which action to execute when a request is made to a specific URL, based on templates we define or on conventions already established in the platform.

In this chapter, we will talk more in-depth about routing and review what a route constraint is. I will also focus on defining routes and using them to process incoming requests so that the user can reach the controllers and actions.

By the end of this chapter, you will have a good understanding ...