We do not use HTTP just for preparing web pages. We all know that HTTP is a very strong platform for constructing APIs that reveal data and services. HTTP is easy to use, agile, and ever-present. Using API we shall easily communicate with variety of other languages with less code.

Most of the platforms in existence today contain a HTTP library. This enables the HTTP services to extend to a wide variety of clients, consisting of traditional desktop applications, mobile devices, and browsers. In this article we are gonna see how to build a simple REST service using ASP.NET Web API and test the methods using PostMan.