Introduction to ASP.NET WEB API
What is ASP.NET WEB API ? WEB API is a framework for building HTTP services that can be accessed across wide range of devices and platforms including browsers, mobile devices,IOT(Internet of things) devices, desktop devices and cross platforms. It is perfect for building restful services.though It can be used to create services which are not restful. Web API is very much similar to ASP.Net MVC pattern as it contains MVC like features model, controllers, action results, routing and filters . Web API as the name suggests, is an API over the web which can be accessed using HTTP protocol. ASP .Net Web API is an add on to the ASP.Net Framework. and web api actions(methods) are requested by HTTP verbs(GET,POST,PUT,DELETE). What is API ? API : API stands for Application Program Interface, which has tools and protocols to develop software applications. What is Restful ? RE presentational S tate T ransfer (REST) is an architectural style that has a set of...