What is Owin used for in Web API?
What is Owin used for in Web API? Open Web Interface for . NET (OWIN) defines an abstraction between . NET web servers and web applications. OWIN decouples the web application from the server, which makes OWIN ideal for self-hosting a web application in your own process, outside of IIS.
What is the difference between MVC routing and Web API routing?
If you are familiar with ASP.NET MVC, Web API routing is very similar to MVC routing. The main difference is that Web API uses the HTTP verb, not the URI path, to select the action. You can also use MVC-style routing in Web API.
What is content type in Web API?
The Content-Type field in the HTTP headers indicates in which format the data is sent to, or returned by, the HTTP methods of the Rule Execution Server REST API.
Can we return View in Web API?
You can return one or the other, not both. Frankly, a WebAPI controller returns nothing but data, never a view page. A MVC controller returns view pages. Yes, your MVC code can be a consumer of a WebAPI, but not the other way around.
