Create a New Application with the Web API
This topic contains step-by-step instructions on how to create an application with the Web API. For more information on the Web API, see the following topic: Backend Web API Service.
Create a new solution in Visual Studio. Select the DevExpress v22.1 XAF Template Gallery project template and click Next.
Specify the name and location of the new project (solution), and click Create.
Ensure that the .NET Core platform is selected and run the XAF Solution Wizard.
In the Solution Wizard, select Service (ASP.NET Core Web API) and other platforms that you wish to add to the solution.
Select the eXpress Persistent Objects or Entity Framework Core ORM for your application and click Next.
Choose the security options for your application.
See the following topic for details: Authentication in Web API projects.
If you selected ASP.NET Core Blazor on the Choose Target Platforms page, you can also specify if the Web API service should be added as a separate project or integrated into Blazor application project:
