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title: Build Web APIs in ASP.NET Core
author: scottaddie
description: A collection of resources related to using ASP.NET Core Web API
manager: wpickett
ms.author: scaddie
ms.date: 04/02/2018
ms.prod: asp.net-core
ms.technology: aspnet
ms.topic: article
uid: web-api/index
---
# Build Web APIs in ASP.NET Core

* [Create a Web API with ASP.NET Core and Visual Studio Code](xref:tutorials/web-api-vsc)
* [Create a Web API with ASP.NET Core and Visual Studio for Mac](xref:tutorials/first-web-api-mac)
* [Create a Web API with ASP.NET Core and Visual Studio for Windows](xref:tutorials/first-web-api)
* [Controller action return types in ASP.NET Core Web API](xref:web-api/action-return-types)
* [Help pages using Swagger](xref:tutorials/web-api-help-pages-using-swagger)
* [Create backend services for native mobile apps](xref:mobile/native-mobile-backend)
* [Format response data](xref:web-api/advanced/formatting)
* [Custom formatters](xref:web-api/advanced/custom-formatters)