What is ASP.NET Web API ? Why to Choose ASP.NET Web API ? View Article Information Posted Date: 24. May 2014 Author: Anil Sharma Categories: .Net Framework, ASP.NET MVC, Web API Keywords: ASP.NET Web API Advantages, Why ASP.NET Web API, Benefits of ASP.NET Web API, ASP.NET Web API Features, ASP.NET Web API ASP.NET Web API is a framework that allows us to build HTTP services that reach a broad range of clients, including browsers, mobile devices, and tablets. For creating RESTFul applications, ASP.NET Web API is an ideal platform on the .NET Framework. As it contains ASP.NET MVC features such as routing, controller, action results, filter, model binding, thus it is very easy to create application for ASP.NET WEB API. Here, one thing we should keep in mind that Asp.Net Web API is not a part of ASP.NET MVC. ASP.NET Web API is a part of code ASP.NET platform and it can be used with ASP.NET MVC or any other types of application or it can be a standalone service application. [Continue Reading]