Web API 2 is the latest evolution of Microsoft's web services toolkit, which allows the creation of RESTful applications built on the ASP.NET platform. It provides a standards-based approach and a high-productivity development model that makes it easy to deliver services to a wide-range of clients, including mobile devices.

This book puts Web API into context for the experienced MVC Framework developer and dives deep into the tools and techniques required to build Web API applications that integrate with the MVC Framework and shows you how to create single-page applications to consume them.

Best-selling author Adam Freeman explains how to get the most from Web API 2 by building on the foundation of the MVC Framework and the ASP.NET platform. He starts with the nuts-and-bolts and shows you everything through to advanced features, going in-depth to give you the knowledge you need.

Adam Freeman is an experienced IT professional who has held senior positions in a range of companies, most recently serving as chief technology officer and chief operating officer of a global bank. Now retired, he spends his time writing and long-distance running.

Part I– Getting Started

1. Getting Started

2. Your First Web API Application

3. Essential Techniques

4. Understanding HTTP Web Services

5. SportsStore: Preparation

6. SportsStore: A RESTful Application

7. SportsStore: Creating the Clients

8. SportsStore: Deployment

Part II– Results and Parameter

9. The Anatomy of ASP.NET Web API

10. Creating and Configuring a Web API Application

11. Action Method Results

12. Creating Media Formatters

13. Using the Built-In Media Formatters

14. Understanding Parameter and Model Binding

15. Binding Simple Data Types

16. Binding Complex Data Types– Part 1

17. Binding Complex Data Types– Part 2

18. Model Validation

Part III– Dispatching Requests

19. Dispatching Requests

20. URL Routing– Part 1

21. URL Routing– Part 2

22. Controllers and Actions

23. Filters– Part 1

24. Filters– Part 2

25. Error Handling

26. Using OWIN