Web API for vs 2010 installation & configuration

Question

I want to start learning Web API for that i need to set it up on my visual studio 2010.

In order to get started i looked at online tutorial regarding installation &a

Answer 1

In Visual Studio 2010 to add a project of type ASP.NET MVC Web API we can:

1 - Have .NET Framework 4 & ASP.NET MVC 4 installed.

2 - Add a new project and select MVC 4

( on this screen there is no Web API template which is where many users may expect to see it )

3 - Select the Web API Template

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