# Entity Framework Core

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/microsoft-entity-framework/ef-core/  
**Provider:** Microsoft Entity Framework — https://apis.io/providers/microsoft-entity-framework/  
**Base URL:** https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore  
**Documentation:** https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/ef/core/

Entity Framework Core is one of 2 APIs that [Microsoft Entity Framework](https://apis.io/providers/microsoft-entity-framework/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network. Tagged areas include .NET Core, Cross-Platform, Database, and ORM. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes API documentation, a getting-started guide, an API reference, a GitHub repository, and release notes.

A lightweight, extensible, open source and cross-platform ORM for .NET. Supports SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQLite, Cosmos DB, and in-memory databases.

## Machine-readable artifacts (7)

- **Documentation** — https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/ef/core/
- **GettingStarted** — https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/ef/core/get-started/overview/first-app
- **APIReference** — https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/microsoft.entityframeworkcore
- **GitHubRepository** — https://github.com/dotnet/efcore
- **ReleaseNotes** — https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/ef/core/what-is-new/
- **SDKs** — https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore
- **APIsJSON** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/microsoft-entity-framework/refs/heads/main/apis.yml

## Other Microsoft Entity Framework APIs (1)

- [Entity Framework 6](https://apis.io/apis/microsoft-entity-framework/ef6/)

## Tags

.NET Core, Cross-Platform, Database, ORM

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