.NET 10 Web API using Minimal APIs, EF Core and SQL Server

Learn how to build a .NET 10 Web API using Minimal APIs, Entity Framework Core and SQL Server with this tutorial, or watch the video:

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Software

This is the software that will need to be installed onto your machine.

• Visual Studio 2026. Version 18.0.0 or above. It will work with the free community version.

• .NET 10 SDK. Version 10.0.0 or above.

Import the database

This application integrates with a SQL Server database. Inside the Database folder, there is MyShop.bacpac and MyShop.bak. Use either of these database backups to import the database to your local SQL Server database server.

The application

Inside Api/appsettings.Development.json, find ConnectionStrings.MyShopDbContext and point the connection string to your imported database.

Open up MyShop.slnx, and run the application. The Swagger documentation will load at https://localhost:7021/swagger with these endpoints:

• /api/products (POST) - Creates a product

• /api/products/{id} (GET) - Gets a product

• /api/products/{id} (PUT) - Updates a product

• /api/products/{id} (DELETE) - Deletes a product