Difference between WCF and Web API

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Nishi Tiwari · Answer

and WCF mainly offers request-reply, one-way, or duplex whereas Web API is by default request-reply only.
and WCF is mostly used for developing SOAP-based services
whereas Web API is used for both SOAP-based and RESTful services. and The WCF does not offer any support for MVC features whereas Web API supports MVC features.
and The WCF supports HTTP, UDP, and custom transport protocol whereas Web API supports only HTTP protocol.
and In WCF offers Text, MTOM, and Binary Encoding support whereas Web API supports the UTF-8 encoding format.
and In WCF, supports message queues, message security, duplex communication, transaction whereas Web API doesn’t support it.
and The WCF stands for Windows Communication Foundation whereas API stands for Application Program Interface.

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