Web API is a framework that helps you to create and develop HTTP based RESTFUL services using different technologies such as java, ASP.NET, etc. It is purely limited to Web Application’s client-side, and can be used on a distributed system and to provide services on different devices like laptops, mobiles, etc then web API services are used.
It is considered a very important tool for developers to build dynamic web pages using languages like C# and Visual Basic.
Why use Web API
- A Web API services are preferable over other services to use with a native application that does not support SOAP but require web services.
- For creating resource-oriented services, the web API services are the best to choose.
- The Web API services are very helpful If you want good performance and fast development of services.
- For developing light weighted and maintainable web services, web API services are really helpful to develop that service. It supports any text pattern like JSON, XML etc.
- The devices that have tight bandwidth or having a limitation in bandwidth, then the Web API services are the best for those devices.
Some examples of Web API services are Google Maps API's, YouTube API's, The Flickr API's, Twitter API's.
