11/05/2026
Understanding Swagger & OpenAPI in .NET 10 | Practical ASP.NET Core Setup
While working with ASP.NET Core APIs, most developers use Swagger regularly — but many are still confused about the difference between Swagger and OpenAPI.
So I created a practical video explaining:
• What Swagger actually is
• What OpenAPI does internally
• Difference between Swagger and OpenAPI
• Why .NET 10 provides OpenAPI support by default
• How to manually enable Swagger in Visual Studio 2026
• API testing using Swagger UI and .http files
I also explained how OpenAPI JSON is generated automatically from controllers and how Swagger UI reads that JSON behind the scenes.
This video is specially helpful for beginners and intermediate backend developers working with ASP.NET Core Web APIs.
Video Link: https://youtu.be/b9tV6cfOKu4?si=fQ4qBrZ1Fzxg42Yc
Swagger is one of the most important tools for API development in ASP.NET Core.In this video, we will understand what Swagger and OpenAPI actually are, what ...