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Getting Started with ASP.NET Web API
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> The basics of building an HTTP service using ASP.NET Web API


- [Getting Started with Web API 2 (C#)](tutorial-your-first-web-api.md)
- [Action Results in Web API 2](action-results.md)
- [Using Web API with ASP.NET Web Forms](using-web-api-with-aspnet-web-forms.md)
- [Creating Web API Help Pages](creating-api-help-pages.md)
- [Hands On Lab: Build a Single Page Application (SPA) with ASP.NET Web API and Angular.js](build-a-single-page-application-spa-with-aspnet-web-api-and-angularjs.md)