What is the difference between web api and web service?

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Posted 11-Feb-19 14:07pm

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Updated 11-Feb-19 16:57pm

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Bryian Tan 11-Feb-19 22:38pm

check this out: asp.net web api - What is the difference between a web API and a web service? - Stack Overflow[^]

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MadMyche · Accepted Answer · 2019-02-11T16:44:00

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Web Services typically are based on SOAP, traditionally using XML, and have a WSDL (Web Service Description Language) which you can navigate to learn about the endpoints along with the input/output parameters. Web Services are also a defined standard.

Web APIs are newer constructs using REST and generally use JSON by default. They typically do not offer a WSDL like guide to their usage. Web API is not a standard per se; it is simply communicating with an API using the HTTP protocol.

Posted 11-Feb-19 16:44pm

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Member 14145830 11-Feb-19 22:58pm

thank you sir for your response
but wecan create (RESTful) web service so what is the differance between
(RESTful) web service and rest web api

MadMyche 12-Feb-19 8:36am

The difference would be what the expected defaults are. A RESTful Web Service should still be doing XML by default and provide a WSDL; otherwise it would not be meeting the standards

Member 14145830 12-Feb-19 14:09pm

ok thank you sir for your help