Is OData a Web service?

What is difference between OData and Web services?

So, in a sense you are right - the OData is just another REST API and each OData implementation is a REST-ful web service. The difference is that OData is a specific protocol; REST is architecture style and design pattern.

What kind of service is OData based on?

OData is a REST-based protocol for querying and updating data. It is built on technologies like HTTP, ATOM/XML and JSON.

Is OData service an API?

An application programming interface (API) allows you to access data, for example, monitoring data. The OData API is implemented as a REST API and the technical protocol is Open Data Protocol (OData).

Is OData same as API?

If you have ever explored these systems, you might have come across two popular technologies: OData and REST APIs. These two are technologies used to facilitate communication and interaction between different Software Systems. Although the two are closely related, they are not the same.