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Performance optimization techniques for ASP.NET Core APIs include using proper async/await patterns, implementing pagination for large datasets, utilizing AsNoTracking() for read-only operations, enabling response compression with Gzip or Brotli, implementing caching strategies with IMemoryCache or distributed cache, and avoiding overfetching by using DTOs. The guide provides practical code examples and warns against common pitfalls like blocking calls with .Result or .Wait().

Tips for Improving API Performance in ASP.NET Core

Use Pagination for Large Data Collections

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