## Next steps

* For information on using a persistent database, see:

  * <xref:tutorials/razor-pages/index>
  * <xref:data/ef-rp/index>

* <xref:host-and-deploy/azure-apps/index>
* <xref:host-and-deploy/index>
* [ASP.NET Core Web API help pages using Swagger](xref:tutorials/web-api-help-pages-using-swagger)
* [Routing to controller actions](xref:mvc/controllers/routing)
* [Build web APIs with ASP.NET Core](xref:web-api/index)
* [Controller action return types](xref:web-api/action-return-types)
* [View or download sample code](https://github.com/aspnet/Docs/tree/master/aspnetcore/tutorials/first-web-api/samples). See [how to download](xref:index#how-to-download-a-sample).