What is difference between OData and Web services?

Is OData a web service?

The Open Data Protocol (OData) is a web protocol that is designed for querying tabular data and provides you with an alternative to SOAP-based web services.

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.

What is the difference between OData and SOAP?

OData services are lightweight, with functionality often referenced directly in the URI. Whereas SOAP web services expose a WSDL document, OData web services expose an EDMX document containing metadata for all published web services.

What is OData service?

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