Difference Between WEB API and WCF

Introduction :

Hello friends in this article i will explain to you  what is the basic difference between Web API and WCF(windows communication foundation).so lets start to understand the concepts of web api and wcf ,its uses .

WEB API(Asp.net Web API)

1. Web API is a framework who works basically  for the HTTP services.
2. It is very usefull  service for the different type of clients like Mobile , iPhone ,Tab ,Android phone etc.
3. We are creating a REST (Representational State Transfer) service.
4. Web API builds the Http Services and it handles the request (GET,POST, PUT,DELETE) through the http protocols.
5. Web API support MVC features like controller, media formatters , routing etc.
6. Web Api Represent two type of data format JSON & XML.

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Uses(When we should have to choose web api in our application):

• When you want a servic0e which have all the HTTP features such as request header,response header ,URIs versioning in this case you can use the web api.
• When we have a requirement to use the HTTP services to a broad range of clients like Mobile phone, iPhone and other browsers etc.

What is WCF(windows communication foundation)

Basically wcf is a framework who creates a service oriented application  , it is  hosted on IIS , and it works for the send the data from one end point to another , It send the data asynchronously , wcf provides the process for the secure business transaction,It includes exchanging the data from their service.

Uses

• When we want to service which supports one way messaging , message queues , duplex   communication etc 
• When we want a service which uses fast transport channel such as TCP,UDP,Namedpipe etc.

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