Difference between wep api and wcf

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Web API is for building HTTP services while WCF is for building services that support multiple transport protocols.

Web API is lightweight and ideal for building RESTful services over HTTP.
WCF is a more heavy-duty framework that supports multiple transport protocols like HTTP, TCP, Named Pipes, etc.
Web API is more suited for building services that are consumed by web applications while WCF is more suited for building services that are consumed by non-web applications.
Web API is built on top of the MVC architecture while WCF is built on top of the SOA architecture.
Web API is part of the ASP.NET platform while WCF is a standalone framework.
Example: A Web API can be used to build a service that returns JSON data while a WCF service can be used to build a service that returns binary data over TCP.

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