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Because the point of this column is the code in the client, I'll just build a dummy Web API service. My first method, which will be automatically called whenever an HTTP Get method without parameters ...

Google tests the Web Install API to let users install web apps directly from any site in Chrome, Edge, and future browsers ...

Although some people enjoy futzing about with raw API services from the likes of Google, Amazon et al, most people just want software to help them get their work done faster. That will create an ...

Everyone appreciates good documentation -- when they need it, anyway -- but creating and maintaining that documentation sure feels like a chore sometimes. I've been researching Web API documentation ...

In an earlier post here we explored parameter binding in Web API. In this post, we will learn how to pass multiple parameters to Web API controller methods. Web API provides the necessary action ...

A Web API is an online “application programming interface” that allows developers to interact with external services. These are the commands that the developer of the service has determined will be ...

While SOAP-based web services form the backbone of most legacy web service implementations, RESTful APIs have become the de facto standard for cloud-native microservices development. In this ...

Mozilla is hard at work on a Camera API that will give web developers a way to access your phone's camera. The Camera API will make it possible to build websites that can take pictures with your ...