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Difference Between Soap API and Rest API

SOAP is a messaging protocol for exchanging structured information in web services, using XML for data transportation and designed for large enterprise applications. REST is an architectural style that provides a uniform interface for client-server communication, typically using JSON and designed with mobile devices in mind. While SOAP is highly structured and works over multiple protocols, REST is less structured and primarily operates over HTTP and HTTPS.

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Difference Between Soap API and Rest API

SOAP is a messaging protocol for exchanging structured information in web services, using XML for data transportation and designed for large enterprise applications. REST is an architectural style that provides a uniform interface for client-server communication, typically using JSON and designed with mobile devices in mind. While SOAP is highly structured and works over multiple protocols, REST is less structured and primarily operates over HTTP and HTTPS.

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Quick Guide

SOAP vs REST

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1

Definition
Simple Object Access Protocol

Representational State Transfer

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2

What are they?


SOAP is a messaging protocol specification for exchanging
structured information in the implementation of web
services in computer networks.

REST is a software architectural style that describes a uniform


interface between physically separate components, often across
the Internet in a client-server architecture.

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3

Data Format
SOAP: XML format is used for data
transportation

REST: Does not impose data format. Most


popular format is JSON

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4

Methods
SOAP: Works with WSDL

REST: works with GET, POST, PUT, DELETE

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5

Protocol
SOAP: Works over HTTP, HTTPS, SMTP,
XMPP

REST: Works over HTTP and HTTPS

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6

Motive
SOAP: Designed with large enterprise
applications in mind

REST: Designed with mobile devices in mind

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7

Security
SOAP: SOAP has SSL and WS-security

REST: REST has SSL and HTTPS for security.

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8

Structurdness
SOAP: Highly structured

REST: Less structured

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9

Cross-Support
SOAP: It cannot make use of REST

REST: It can make use of SOAP as the


underlying protocol for web services

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