What is difference between WCF REST and REST API

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What is difference between WCF REST and REST API?

Sibeesh Venu · Answer

Hi WCF Rest To use WCF as WCF Rest service you have to enable webHttpBindings. It support HTTP GET and POST verbs by [WebGet] and [WebInvoke] attributes respectively. To enable other HTTP verbs you have to do some configuration in IIS to accept request of that particular verb on .svc files Passing data through parameters using a WebGet needs configuration. The UriTemplate must be specified It support XML JSON and ATOM data format. Web API This is the new framework for building HTTP services with easy and simple way. Web API is open source an ideal platform for building REST-ful services over the .NET Framework. Unlike WCF Rest service it use the full featues of HTTP (like URIs request/response headers caching versioning various content formats) It also supports the MVC features such as routing controllers action results filter model binders IOC container or dependency injection unit testing that makes it more simple and robust. It can be hosted with in the application or on IIS. It is light weight architecture and good for devices which have limited bandwidth like smart phones. Responses are formatted by Web API's MediaTypeFormatter into JSON XML or whatever format you want to add as a MediaTypeFormatter Please up vote and accept if it helps you. Kindest Regards Sibeesh Venu www.sibeeshpassion.com