Configure Azure Web API Service

To configure Azure Web API Service and perform different operations, follow these steps:

1. Configure Storage Connection String

2. Register the Cloud Service

3. Perform Operations

Step 1: Configure Storage Connection String

1. Create Storage Account in Azure and configure connection string. For detailed information on how to configure the connection string, see Configure Azure Storage connection strings.

2. Create container to store the files. For more information on how to create a container in Azure portal, see Create a container.

Step 2: Register the Cloud Service

1. Create a new C1 Web API Application and make sure the following references are added to the application:

   • C1.Web.Api.dll

   • C1.Web.Api.Cloud.dll

   • Microsoft.WindowsAzure.Storage.dll

2. Add StorageProvider in Startup.cs file for registering the Azure cloud service using the following code:

   app.UseStorageProviders().AddAzureStorage("Azure", "AzureStorageConnectionString");

3. Add a controller that inherits ApiController within the Controller folder.

Step 3: Perform Operations

You can choose to perform various operations, such as listing data, uploading, deleting or downloading a file, after registering the cloud service. To understand how to perform these operations, see Perform Operations.