Why should I use web API

Mark Tabor

I am going to start a campus management system its scope is a bit broader , right now I am not clear which specific design pattern and architecture pattern should I use , Should I use normal Controller , Model and views approach as in normal mvc templates or should I used three tier architecture along side with the default MVC architecture.

WHY SHOULD I USE WEB API?
I knew web api return data in generic format XML and JSON , and multiple clients can be handled with it , but right now I do not have a plan to have mobile application as well for this application .So i just would have web application ,

the MAJORS which i need to consider right now is RUSH development i have short time to do that entire stuff.

can someone share his thoughts alongside with any refernece project which is available here to see .
My Second question I have copied the frontend admin template from some where , but it is in html not in razor view? is it necessary to have in razor view OR is there any shortcut to convert HTML TO razor syntax .

What are the specifics of using web api what added advantage i would have ?

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Mageshwaran R6y ago
Hi,
Can you check with the below link:
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/19924550/why-people-use-web-api-controller-in-mvc
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Mark Tabor7y ago
Thanks all for providing valuable input on my question , but still I have demonstrated my issue , I want to start a .net web application i do not have any plan for now to have the mobile application as well , even if i will use the web api then still i need to use three tier architecture or not ?
is there any performance comparision between using web api or normal .net mvc application strucuture with 3 tier?
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Bidyasagar Mishra7y ago
for using the Web API:
- Supports JSON, plain XML or any format that HTTP supports using content negotiation and media type formatter
- It is very simple to use
- No need to describe your data, if you want you can provide PDF format
- Supports HTTP full functionality
- It also supports MVC features such as applying filters before or after executing an action just like MVC can
- Due to the HTTP service it can be broadly reached by all clients.
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Chittaranjan Swain7y ago
Hi Mark,

Refer this link, https://www.dotnettricks.com/learn/webapi/what-is-web-api-and-why-to-use-it
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Jaish Mathews7y ago
I was reading your major question why using Web API? As Microsoft's REST implementation is what Web API, Its better to rephrase the question as "when to use REST API"? Now you will get lot of Ref. regarding this question. For example, https://stackoverflow.com/questions/5320003/why-we-should-use-rest

If your implementation isn't demanding any of these, its 100% fine to ignore REST. Why I am telling this as "we should pragmatic towards technology considerations rather than blindly follow a model".
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