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Sunday 2 March 2014

Difference between API and Webservice

An application programming interface (APIis a set of defined functions and methods that specifies how some software components should interact with each other.

A web service will expose an API.
Not all APIs are web servicesAPI is more of an abstract concept it is a programmatic interface for your application it can be implemented in variety of methods and technologies.

Web service is a specific implementation of such concept that using SOAP and HTTP technologies.
As an example the library/module/classes that allow you to open a file and read its contents is an API: you don't know how it works but you can use it into your software to achieve a possible complicate goal.

Example:

Facebook API: “like program”, “add friend program”, “login program” , “chat program”, “poke program”“http://www.facebook.com/api/poke?from_poker=123&to_poker=234” you would have just made user “123” poke user “234”API's that are accessed over the web are called “Web Services” and use the HTTP protocol.

Understand How WebService Works


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