Title : How to create OData service by using ASP.Net Web API 2 in MVC application Prerequisites : Visual Studio 2015 or any version higher & SQL Server 2008 or above. Let's get started What’s OData protocol? 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). Official Site : http://www.odata.org/ Step 1 : Open Visual Studio and select File >> New Project The "New Project" window will pop up. Select ASP.NET Web Application (.NET Framework), name your project, and click OK. Next Step Select Web API Template and select Ok Project Template is created as shown below Step 3 : Download Northwind and pubs Sample Databases for SQL Server 2000 using the link and restore it. ...