InfoWorld

How to implement a DelegatingHandler for X-HTTP-Method-Override in Web API

Take advantage of a DelegatingHandler and the X-HTTP-Method-Override in Web API to overcome browser and firewall constraints When deploying your REST Web API over a public domain, you will sometimes ...
InfoWorld

How to pass multiple parameters to Web API controller methods

In an earlier post here we explored parameter binding in Web API. In this post, we will learn how to pass multiple parameters to Web API controller methods. Web API provides the necessary action ...
TheServerSide

RESTful APIs tutorial: Learn key web service design principles

It's not hard to create a RESTful web service in Java. In fact, frameworks like Spring Boot, the Eclipse MicroProfile and Jakarta Enterprise Edition make the development of RESTful Java applications ...
Security Boulevard

Introduction to REST API Security – FireTail Blog

Nov 11, 2025 - Jeremy Snyder - A common analogy for APIs is that they are LEGO blocks, or more specifically, APIs are the little studs and slots that allow you to attach LEGO pieces to each other and ...
TheServerSide

HTTP request methods explained

The 1.0 version of the Hypertext Transfer Protocol, issued way back in 1996, only defined three HTTP verbs: GET, POST and HEAD. The most commonly used HTTP method is GET. The purpose of the GET method ...
Android Authority

How to use a web API from your Android app

A Web API is an online “application programming interface” that allows developers to interact with external services. These are the commands that the developer of the service has determined will be ...