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How do you handle transactions across multiple DbContext instances?

Mid ASP.NET Web API
Quick Answer Multiple DbContext transactions: use TransactionScope (distributed) or manually share a connection. Better approach: use a single DbContext that spans all operations. If you must use multiple DbContexts, create a shared IDbContextTransaction: var outer = await context1.Database.BeginTransactionAsync(); await context2.Database.UseTransactionAsync(outer.GetDbTransaction()). Rarely needed - redesign to use one DbContext.

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Use TransactionScope for distributed transactions.

Or share the same database connection among contexts.

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