8th April 2021

API vs Web Service: What’s the Difference?

A web service and an API are two very similar concepts, so it can be difficult to understand the similarities and differences. Terminology Definition Before we get started further explaining web services and APIs, we first need to define a few other terms: XML [eXtensible Markup Language] is a standardized format for storing and sending data. Similar to HTML, XML stores data by wrapping it in descriptive tags. JSON [JavaScript Object Notation] is similar to XML in that it also stores and enables you to send data in a standardized format. JSON just uses a different, object-based, methodology for systematically storing data. HTTP [HyperText Transfer Protocol] is the foundation of transferring data and […]
2nd December 2020

SOAP API VS REST API

API Development Company Junagadh The words “web services” mean many things to people with different fields. For general users, it is about using online services, like surfing the internet, but for developers and webmasters, it has different meanings. Overall it is a broad term that tells us how the communication between two different sets of devices or applications held over the World Wide Web (WWW). API Development Company Junagadh This communication system can be categorized into two types, namely Simple Object Access Protocol or SOAP, and Representational State Transfer or REST. Quite often both are considered to be the terms […]