--- title: Build Web APIs in ASP.NET Core author: rick-anderson description: Discover information on building Web APIs in ASP.NET Core. manager: wpickett ms.author: riande ms.date: 01/05/2016 ms.prod: asp.net-core ms.technology: aspnet ms.topic: article uid: mvc/web-api/index --- # Build Web APIs in ASP.NET Core * [Build your first Web API with ASP.NET Core using Visual Studio](../../tutorials/first-web-api.md) * [ASP.NET Core Web API Help Pages using Swagger](../../tutorials/web-api-help-pages-using-swagger.md) * [Create backend services for native mobile applications](../../mobile/native-mobile-backend.md) * [Format response data](../models/formatting.md) * [Custom formatters](../advanced/custom-formatters.md)