A REST API (short for Representational State Transfer Application Programming Interface) is a way two separate pieces of ...

Web API projects provide a useful and structured way for devices and external systems to interact with your precious server resources. The typical implementation uses a combination of crafted URLs and ...

When a request comes in to your ASP.NET site, it's routed through a series of message handlers (in ASP.NET Web API) or modules (in ASP.NET MVC), each of which performs some operation on the request.

Think of a REST API like a waiter in a restaurant. You (an app) tell the waiter what you want (your request), and the waiter goes to the kitchen (the server) to get it for you. REST is just a set of ...