What is a Web Service & API? – Part 1 Web Services

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What is a Web Service?
A Web Service is a way to share data between two seperate systems.
Client: The Client makes a request for data.
Server: The server responds to the client request.

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How Web Services work

Step 1: The web service provider defines a standard format for the request and response

Step 2: The client sends a request to the web services

Step 3: The web service receives the request and performs an action and sends it back to the client.
Calculation
DB Query

Benefits of Web Services

Web Services support reusability of code.

Web Services promote Usability between systems.

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