Why Web APIs should be an Integral Part of ASP.NET Web Development?

We see a lot more Web APIs these days on the internet, as compared to web services. Whether you are planning to build a website or an application, web APIs should be an integral part of it. They follow the “Don’t Repeat Yourself” principle of software development and allow you to do more with less code.

Why do you need Web APIs?

When you are building an application for your business, you want it to be compatible with as many devices as possible. Users will want to access it on their smartphones as well as computers, and these devices will be running on different OSs. If a device wanted to communicate with a database to retrieve data, it would have to use embedded business logic for the task. If there were multiple devices, they would all need unique data. Also, changes made to the data on one device would have to be reflected on all devices – which would require them to sync with each other. As you can image, it would be very inefficient to create such a system.

By creating a Web API (application programming interface), the business logic is instead hosted on a server that contains the embedded business logic. All devices can communicate their requests through the server (using REST technology and the HTTPs protocol). If you want to update the content on the devices, you just need to change the content on the server. 

Benefits of using Web APIs 

Web APIs make it possible for developers to build an application that would be platform-independent. Here are some of the top benefits of using the technology:

Build platform-independent apps: All devices – smartphones and PCs – will be able to use your app. 

Back end support for mobile apps: Devices that don’t support SOAP can use Web APIs instead.

AJAX based web applications: Using AJAX is recommended, as it is efficient. 

Not resource-intensive: The service architecture is light, and it’s easy to create and deploys services. 

You can find more information about the technology on Microsoft’s official site. You can hire dedicated .net developers to build you a Web API.