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Choose the right API SOAP vs REST API For your Development

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Alto Palo
Choose the right API SOAP vs REST API For your Development

It's common to compare SOAP vs REST API architectures while discussing Application Programming Interface (API) architectures. REST and SOAP are two very different technologies that can't be compared on a technical level. The main distinction between SOAP and REST is that REST is based on an architectural style, whereas SOAP is based on a protocol. The SOAP protocol can be used by the REST API in the same way that the HTTP protocol is.


SOAP stands for Simple Object Access Protocol, and it is a Microsoft-developed standard-based web services access protocol. Its messaging services are totally based on XML. When compared to REST, SOAP has its own protocol and more complicated setting standards. It's designed to encourage growth, thus it's riddled with acronyms and abbreviations like WS-Security, WS-Addressing, WS-Federation, WS-Policy, WS-Coordination, WS-Reliable Messaging, WS-Remote Portlets, and so on.


Representational State Transfer (REST) is an acronym for Representational State Transfer. It is a "web services" API that is interoperable with all browsers and is based on the HTTP protocol, URIs (Uniform Resource Identifiers), and JSON data format. It also resolves SOAP issues and provides a more user-friendly interface for interacting with online services. When it comes to web service APIs, developers typically opt for a REST architecture unless the SOAP approach is a better fit, such as for a business program that requires more resources, tighter security, and additional requirements.



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