We will go over the purpose of minimal APIs in.NET Core 6, as well as how to implement them step by step.

Prerequisites

.NET Core 6 SDK
Visual Studio 2022
SQL Server

Introduction

Minimal APIs are used to create HTTP APIs with minimum dependencies and configuration.
Mostly, it is used in microservices that have fewer files and functionality within a single file.
But there are a few things that are not supported in minimal APIs, like action filters and built-in validation; also, a few more are still in progress and will get in the future by .NET Team.

Step-by-Step Implementation Using .NET Core 6

Step 1

Create a new .NET Core Web API.