what is the difference between a web api and a wep api proxy

ASP.NET Web API: It's a framework for building HTTP services on top of .NET framework and comes along with MVC 4.

Why Use ASP.NET Web API ?

It enables us to

> reach more clients

> Scale with the cloud

> Embraces HTTP as an application level protocol.

WebAPIProxy: It extends your ASP.NET Web API service with a proxy endpoint, providing a ready-to-use JavaScript client as well as metadata, exposing the types used in the service. If you are using the documentation provider from ASP.NET Web API Help Pages , the usage documentation is also included inside the metadata, giving the client-side developer a rich experience with Intellisense.

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Rakesh11y ago
ASP.NET Web API: It's a framework for building HTTP services on top of .NET framework and comes along with MVC 4.

Why Use ASP.NET Web API ?

It enables us to

> reach more clients

> Scale with the cloud

> Embraces HTTP as an application level protocol.

WebAPIProxy: It extends your ASP.NET Web API service with a proxy endpoint, providing a ready-to-use JavaScript client as well as metadata, exposing the types used in the service. If you are using the documentation provider from ASP.NET Web API Help Pages , the usage documentation is also included inside the metadata, giving the client-side developer a rich experience with Intellisense.