What is the advantage of OData?

What are the advantages of OData over REST?

Here are few advantages of OData. OData is a open protocol started by Microsoft is based on Rest Services so we can get data base on URL. It suppport various protocol like http,atom,pub and also support JSON format. No need to create proxy classes which we used to do it in web service.

What is the use of OData in Web API?

The Open Data Protocol (OData) is a data access protocol for the web. OData provides a uniform way to query and manipulate data sets through CRUD operations (create, read, update, and delete). ASP.NET Web API supports both v3 and v4 of the protocol.

Why is OData not popular?

The interface errs on the side of being too liberal in what it will accept. The contract does not provide enough information to consumers on how to use the service. If a consumer must read something other than the service's signature to understand how to use the service, the factoring of the service should be reviewed.

What is the difference between API and OData?

The AtomPub protocol is one of the best examples of REST API design. 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.