JAX-WS

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
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
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: 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