This article will provide a detailed guide on performing CRUD (Create, Read, Update, and Delete) operations in ASP.NET Core 5.0 Web API using Entity Framework Core. We will walk through the step-by-step process of implementing CRUD operations in an ASP.NET Core Web API project. In this demonstration, we will follow the Database First Approach, where the database will be created beforehand.

The objective of this demonstration is to cover the following topics:

• Creating the Database and Tables
• Creating an ASP.NET Core Web API Project
• Installing NuGet Packages for Entity Framework
• Generating Model Classes
• Setting up Dependency Injection
• Enabling CORS (Cross-Origin Resource Sharing)
• Using Swagger for API documentation
• Creating a Repository and implementing CRUD operations
• Creating a Controller and implementing API calls