# JAX-WS

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/jax-ws/  
**Website:** https://jakarta.ee/specifications/xml-web-services/  
**APIs profiled:** 3

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.

## Kin Score — 12.9 / 100 (emerging)

Scored 2026-08-25 under rubric 0.14.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 12.9).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 64.8 |
| Contract Quality | 0.0 |
| Governance | 0.0 |
| Contract Governance | 0.0 |
| Operational Transparency | 10.5 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 9.5 |
| Commercial Clarity | 15.8 |
| Access Clarity | 15.8 |

## Agent readiness — 2.5 (human-only)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | no |
| Agentic Access | no |
| Reversibility Documented | no |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | no |
| Idempotency | no |
| Error Semantics | no |
| OpenAPI Examples | no |
| Rate Limit Signal | documented |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | no |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | no |
| Delegated Identity | no |
| Protected Resource Metadata | no |
| Dynamic Client Registration | no |
| Agentic Commerce | no |

## Access

Freemium — onboarding: unknown, pricing: freemium, trial: no (confidence: medium).

## APIs (3)

- **Jakarta XML Web Services (JAX-WS)** — 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-...
- **Eclipse Metro** — 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.
- **Apache CXF** — 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.

## Security (1)

- **Jax Ws Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

## Plans (1)

- **Jax Ws Plans Pricing**

## Tags

Jakarta EE, Java, JAX-WS, SOAP, Standard, Web Services, XML

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/jax-ws/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.