The document discusses RESTful APIs and ASP.NET Core. It begins by asking why RESTful APIs are needed and defines RESTful as being represented by URIs, HTTP methods, and hypermedia. It covers the six constraints of RESTful design including being client-server, having a uniform interface, being stateless, cacheable, using a layered system, and optionally having code on demand. It provides examples of RESTful routing in ASP.NET Core and adding support for XML, versioning, and HATEOAS. Finally, it emphasizes that not all APIs must be RESTful and to design with clients in mind rather than forcing RESTful implementation.
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