Web API Project Template

Create Your First Arcus Web API Project

First, install the template from NuGet:

> dotnet new --install Arcus.Templates.WebApi

When installed, the template can be created with shortname: arcus-webapi:

> dotnet new arcus-webapi --name Arcus.Demo.WebAPI

Features

Creates a starter web API project with by default configured:

• Exception middleware to log unhandled exceptions thrown during request processing.
• Content negotiation that only supports application/json.
• OpenAPI docs generation and UI (only available locally).

Configuration

And additional features available with options:

• -A|--Authentication (default None)
  • SharedAccessKey: adds [shared access key authentication](https://webapi.arcus-azure.net/features/
  • None: no authentication configured on the API project.