.NET quick start

This quick start lets you get an end-to-end implementation up and running using the .NET SDK in 5 minutes or less.

Prerequisites

1. Set up and configure the library

Using a clean .NET console project or .NET fiddle, add CloudinaryDotNet and dotenv.net using the Nuget Package Manager or if using the Package Manager Console, run:

Then, in your project, create a file called .env and add the following line with your Cloudinary environment variable:

In your code, include the following CloudinaryDotNet libraries as well as the dotenv.net library in your project.

You can then load your Cloudinary credentials from your .env file as shown below. Copy and paste the following code into your Program.cs file:

2. Upload an image

Copy and paste the following code into your Program.cs file:

3. Get details of the image

4. Transform the uploaded image

5. Run your code

Run your code by clicking the Run button in Visual Studio or .NET fiddle.

You can use the returned image tag to display the image on your website. For now, copy and paste the URL to see the transformed image in the browser:

View the completed code

You can find the full code example for this on GitHub.

Next steps

• Learn more about the .NET SDK by visiting the other pages in this SDK guide.
• Get comprehensive details about Cloudinary features and capabilities:
  • Upload guide: Provides details and examples of the upload options.
  • Image transformations guide: Provides details and examples of the transformations you can apply to image assets.
  • Video transformations guide: Provides details and examples of the transformations you can apply to video assets.
  • Transformation URL API Reference: Provides details and examples of all available transformation parameters.
  • Admin API guide: Provides details and examples of the methods available for managing and organizing your media assets.