Scheduling Web Api method to run on set intervals

Question

In my current project there is a need to schedule a method to run at set intervals e.g. once a week, and currently this is done via a windows service creating an HttpClient and

Answer 1

This is not something you want the Web API to do, and I don't think it does. Something about single responsibilities.

What is wrong with the service approach? You may also want to take a look at Windows Task Scheduler.