Microsoft .NET

name: Microsoft .NET
description: Microsoft .NET is a free, open-source, cross-platform developer platform for building many different types of
  applications. It includes the .NET runtime, base class libraries, and frameworks such as ASP.NET Core for building web APIs
  and services. The .NET API browser provides comprehensive reference documentation across the .NET Runtime, ASP.NET Core,
  Entity Framework, and Azure SDK libraries.
image: https://www.microsoft.com/favicon.ico
url: https://dotnet.microsoft.com/
created: '2026-03-13'
modified: '2026-04-28'
specificationVersion: '0.18'
tags:
- .NET
- ASP.NET Core
- Azure SDK
- Cross-Platform
- Framework
- Runtime
- Web API
apis:
- name: .NET API Browser
  description: Comprehensive reference documentation for all .NET APIs including the .NET Runtime, base class libraries, ASP.NET
    Core, Entity Framework, and Azure SDK libraries. Browse types, members, namespaces, and assemblies across supported .NET
    versions.
  image: https://www.microsoft.com/favicon.ico
  humanURL: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/
  tags:
  - .NET
  - API Reference
  - Framework
  - Runtime
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/core/introduction
  - type: GitHubOrganization
    url: https://github.com/dotnet
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download
  - type: ReleaseNotes
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/core/releases-and-support
- name: ASP.NET Core Web API
  description: Framework for building RESTful web APIs and HTTP services with .NET. Includes routing, model binding, validation,
    authentication, OpenAPI integration via Swashbuckle and the built-in Microsoft.AspNetCore.OpenApi package, minimal APIs,
    and controller-based APIs.
  image: https://www.microsoft.com/favicon.ico
  humanURL: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/aspnet/core/web-api/
  tags:
  - ASP.NET Core
  - OpenAPI
  - REST
  - Web API
  - Web Framework
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/aspnet/core/web-api/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/aspnet/core/tutorials/first-web-api
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/aspnet/core/fundamentals/openapi/overview
  - type: Minimal APIs
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/aspnet/core/fundamentals/minimal-apis/overview
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/aspnet/core/security/authentication/
  - type: GitHub
    url: https://github.com/dotnet/aspnetcore
common:
- type: Portal
  url: https://dotnet.microsoft.com/
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/dotnet
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/learn
- type: Documentation
  url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/
- type: Blog
  url: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/
- type: Community
  url: https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/platform/community
- type: Support
  url: https://support.microsoft.com/
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/legal/terms-of-use
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-us/privacystatement
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com