<h2 id="heading-mvc-basic-definition">MVC (Basic Definition)</h2>
<p>MVC is used for building web apps with UI views. It follows MVC pattern which help in separation of concerns</p>
<h2 id="heading-web-api-basic-definition">Web API (Basic Definition)</h2>
<p>Web API is used to build the Restful API Services that allow communication between applications.</p>
<h2 id="heading-key-differences-between-web-api-and-mvc"><strong>Key Differences Between Web API and MVC</strong></h2>
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<td>Feature</td><td>MVC (Model-View-Controller)</td><td>Web API (REST API)</td></tr>
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<td><strong>Purpose</strong></td><td>Web applications with UI</td><td>RESTful APIs for data communication</td></tr>
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<td><strong>Returns</strong></td><td>HTML, Razor Views</td><td>JSON, XML (structured data)</td></tr>
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<td><strong>Controller Type</strong></td><td><code>Controller</code></td><td><code>ControllerBase</code></td></tr>
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<td><strong>Usage</strong></td><td>Websites, web apps</td><td>Mobile apps, frontend apps, IoT</td></tr>
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<td><strong>State Management</strong></td><td>Stateful (session handling)</td><td>Stateless (RESTful)</td></tr>
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<td><strong>Performance</strong></td><td>Slightly slower (HTML rendering)</td><td>Faster (JSON responses)</td></tr>
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<td><strong>Routing</strong></td><td><code>routes.MapRoute()</code></td><td><code>routes.MapHttpRoute()</code></td></tr>
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## MVC (Basic Definition)

MVC is used for building web apps with UI views. It follows MVC pattern which help in separation of concerns

## Web API (Basic Definition)

Web API is used to build the Restful API Services that allow communication between applications.

## **Key Differences Between Web API and MVC**

| Feature | MVC (Model-View-Controller) | Web API (REST API) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Purpose** | Web applications with UI | RESTful APIs for data communication |
| **Returns** | HTML, Razor Views | JSON, XML (structured data) |
| **Controller Type** | `Controller` | `ControllerBase` |
| **Usage** | Websites, web apps | Mobile apps, frontend apps, IoT |
| **State Management** | Stateful (session handling) | Stateless (RESTful) |
| **Performance** | Slightly slower (HTML rendering) | Faster (JSON responses) |
| **Routing** | `routes.MapRoute()` | `routes.MapHttpRoute()` |

Feature	MVC (Model-View-Controller)	Web API (REST API)
Purpose	Web applications with UI	RESTful APIs for data communication
Returns	HTML, Razor Views	JSON, XML (structured data)
Controller Type	`Controller`	`ControllerBase`
Usage	Websites, web apps	Mobile apps, frontend apps, IoT
State Management	Stateful (session handling)	Stateless (RESTful)
Performance	Slightly slower (HTML rendering)	Faster (JSON responses)
Routing	`routes.MapRoute()`	`routes.MapHttpRoute()`

Difference between MVC and Web API

MVC (Basic Definition)

Web API (Basic Definition)

Key Differences Between Web API and MVC