How I can consume API with Asp.Net for xamarinforms to login

Hi,

First you will have to create Asp.Net Web api with token based authentication mechanism. Token based authentication is suitable for mobile based login requirement. E.g. links are

http://www.dotnetcurry.com/aspnet/1223/secure-aspnet-web-api-using-tokens-owin-angularjs

https://www.ecanarys.com/Blogs/ArticleID/308/Token-Based-Authentication-for-Web-APIs

Then you can consume those api on your login page to authenticate with proper credential. Once you get valid response from server you will get Token generated from web api which you can store on you mobile device local storage and you can pass this bearer token with authentication header on all subsequent response for authorization.

Eg: https://forums.xamarin.com/discussion/92941/how-to-consume-web-api-in-xamarin-crossplatform-application

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/xamarin/xamarin-forms/data-cloud/consuming/rest

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Ketan Mokariya8y ago
Hi,

First you will have to create Asp.Net Web api with token based authentication mechanism. Token based authentication is suitable for mobile based login requirement. E.g. links are

http://www.dotnetcurry.com/aspnet/1223/secure-aspnet-web-api-using-tokens-owin-angularjs

https://www.ecanarys.com/Blogs/ArticleID/308/Token-Based-Authentication-for-Web-APIs

Then you can consume those api on your login page to authenticate with proper credential. Once you get valid response from server you will get Token generated from web api which you can store on you mobile device local storage and you can pass this bearer token with authentication header on all subsequent response for authorization.

Eg: https://forums.xamarin.com/discussion/92941/how-to-consume-web-api-in-xamarin-crossplatform-application

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/xamarin/xamarin-forms/data-cloud/consuming/rest