Sharepoint Online - REST API Authentication

Question

I have normal web application (ASP.NET MVC) and I would like to communicate with SharePoint Online (read and write to any list). I would like to use SharePoint REST API and I dont know how to authenticate to SharePoint. In most articles is written that I need create SharePoint Add-In. Is right way? Must I allways create Add-In when I need communicate with REST API? Can I get somewhere any access token? Please help me, I dont know SharePoint. Thank you

Answer 1

we can use O365 Api to access O365 Mails,Contacts,Sites(SharePoint Sites),etc... please check this link for more info Integrate Office 365 APIs into .NET Visual Studio projects.

There are so many examples available in Github for the same. please find the some of the links below.

https://github.com/Azure-Samples/active-directory-dotnet-webapp-webapi-openidconnect

O365-SharePoint-FilePush

Office-365-REST-API-Explorer

Hope it helps.