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API vs. Webservice

Asked 2009-04-30T18:35:39.830
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What is the difference between a webservice and an API? Is the difference more than the protocol used to transfer data? thanks.

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Think of Web service as a web api. API is such a general term now so a web service is an interface to functionality, usually business related, that you can get to from the network over a variety of protocols.

answered 2009-04-30T18:39:38.963

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