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We have an ASP.NET MVC 5 Question. &nbsp;<br />
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What's is the best way to POST to an API. &nbsp;Should this be done from the VIEW as an AJAX call OR should the POST be done from within the MVC Controller?
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We have an ASP.NET MVC 5 Question.  

What's is the best way to POST to an API.  Should this be done from the VIEW as an AJAX call OR should the POST be done from within the MVC Controller?

Best Practice -  POSTing to an API

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Asynchronous JavaScript and XML (AJAX) is a group of interrelated Web development techniques used on the client-side to create asynchronous Web applications. With AJAX, web applications can send data to and retrieve from a server asynchronously (in the background) without interfering with the display and behavior of the existing page. HTML and CSS can be used in combination to mark up and style information. The Document Object Model (DOM) is accessed with JavaScript to dynamically display and allow interaction with the information presented.