JAX-WS

JAX-WS (Java API for XML Web Services) is a Java standard for building and consuming SOAP-based XML web services. Originally specified as JSR 224 under the Java Community Process, JAX-WS is now part of Jakarta EE as Jakarta XML Web Services. It defines annotations and runtime APIs that allow developers to expose Java methods as SOAP web service operations and to generate Java client stubs from WSDL documents. Reference implementations include the Eclipse Metro project and Apache CXF.

JAX-WS publishes 3 APIs on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Jakarta EE, Java, JAX-WS, SOAP, and Standard.

JAX-WS’s developer surface includes documentation and 3 more developer resources.

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20.9/100 emerging ▬ flat Agent 3/100 human only Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-08-05 · rubric v0.9.1

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3 APIs

Jakarta EEJavaJAX-WSSOAPStandardWeb ServicesXML

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Composite quality — 20.9/100 · emerging

Contract Quality 0.0 / 25

Developer Ergonomics 1.7 / 20

Commercial Clarity 7.9 / 20

Operational Transparency 4.8 / 13

Governance 0.0 / 12

Discoverability 6.5 / 10

Agent readiness — 3/100 · human only

Machine-Readable Contract 0 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 0 / 10

MCP Server 0 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 0 / 10

Idempotency 0 / 9

Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8

Request/Response Examples 0 / 7

Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7

Typed Event Surface 0 / 6

Agent Skills 0 / 5

Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4

Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3

A2A Agent Card 0 / 8

Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4

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APIs 3

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

Rate Limits 1

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FinOps 1

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Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation

Documentation

Build 1

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Access & Security 1

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Company 1

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Website

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Source (apis.yml)

aid: jax-ws
name: JAX-WS
description: JAX-WS (Java API for XML Web Services) is a Java standard for building and consuming SOAP-based XML web services.
  Originally specified as JSR 224 under the Java Community Process, JAX-WS is now part of Jakarta EE as Jakarta XML Web Services.
  It defines annotations and runtime APIs that allow developers to expose Java methods as SOAP web service operations and
  to generate Java client stubs from WSDL documents. Reference implementations include the Eclipse Metro project and Apache
  CXF.
type: Index
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Freemium
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/jax-ws.png
tags:
- Jakarta EE
- Java
- JAX-WS
- SOAP
- Standard
- Web Services
- XML
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/jax-ws/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2025-01-01'
modified: '2026-04-28'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: jax-ws:jakarta-xml-web-services
  name: Jakarta XML Web Services (JAX-WS)
  description: The Jakarta EE specification for XML web services, formerly JSR 224 JAX-WS. Defines annotations such as @WebService,
    @WebMethod, and @WebParam, as well as runtime APIs for SOAP-based web service providers and clients.
  humanURL: https://jakarta.ee/specifications/xml-web-services/
  tags:
  - Jakarta EE
  - SOAP
  - Specification
  - Web Services
  properties:
  - type: Specification
    url: https://jakarta.ee/specifications/xml-web-services/4.0/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://jakarta.ee/specifications/xml-web-services/
  - type: GitHub
    url: https://github.com/jakartaee/xml-web-services
- aid: jax-ws:eclipse-metro
  name: Eclipse Metro
  description: Eclipse Metro is the reference implementation of Jakarta XML Web Services (JAX-WS), providing a high-performance,
    extensible SOAP web services stack for Java applications.
  humanURL: https://projects.eclipse.org/projects/ee4j.metro
  tags:
  - Eclipse
  - Implementation
  - JAX-WS
  - Reference Implementation
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://eclipse-ee4j.github.io/metro-jax-ws/
  - type: GitHub
    url: https://github.com/eclipse-ee4j/metro-jax-ws
- aid: jax-ws:apache-cxf
  name: Apache CXF
  description: Apache CXF is an open source services framework that supports JAX-WS and JAX-RS, providing tooling and runtime
    support for SOAP, REST, and other web service protocols.
  humanURL: https://cxf.apache.org/
  tags:
  - Apache
  - CXF
  - JAX-WS
  - SOAP
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://cxf.apache.org/docs/index.html
  - type: GitHub
    url: https://github.com/apache/cxf
common:
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/jax-ws-domain-security.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://jakarta.ee/specifications/xml-web-services/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://jakarta.ee/specifications/xml-web-services/
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/jakartaee
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com

JAX-WS

Kin Score

APIs 3

Jakarta XML Web Services (JAX-WS)

Eclipse Metro

Apache CXF

Pricing Plans 1

Jax Ws Plans Pricing

Rate Limits 1

Jax Ws Rate Limits

FinOps 1

Jax Ws Finops

Security Posture 1

Jax Ws Domain Security

Resources

Documentation 1

Build 1

Access & Security 1

Company 1

Source (apis.yml)