SOA

name: SOA
description: Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) is an architectural style for building software applications as a collection
  of loosely coupled, interoperable services. Each service encapsulates a specific business capability and communicates with
  others through well-defined interfaces, commonly using SOAP, REST, or messaging protocols. SOA enables enterprise integration,
  reusability, and flexibility across heterogeneous systems.
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/soa/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
tags:
- SOA
- Service-Oriented Architecture
- Enterprise Integration
- Web Services
- SOAP
- ESB
- Microservices
- API Design
created: '2025'
modified: '2026-05-02'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: soa:soa-governance
  name: SOA Governance and Registry
  description: Reference resources and tooling for SOA governance, service registries, and enterprise service management.
    Includes patterns for service discovery, versioning, SLA management, and policy enforcement in SOA environments.
  humanURL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Service-oriented_architecture
  tags:
  - SOA Governance
  - Service Registry
  - Enterprise Integration
  - Policy Management
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Service-oriented_architecture
  - type: Reference
    url: https://www.w3.org/TR/wsdl20/
common:
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/soa-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/soa-domain-security.yml
- type: Reference Documentation
  url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Service-oriented_architecture
- type: W3C SOAP Specification
  url: https://www.w3.org/TR/soap12/
- type: W3C WSDL Specification
  url: https://www.w3.org/TR/wsdl20/
- type: OASIS SOA Reference Model
  url: https://www.oasis-open.org/committees/tc_home.php?wg_abbrev=soa-rm
- type: JSONLDContext
  url: json-ld/soa-context.jsonld
- type: JSONSchema
  url: json-schema/soa-service-schema.json
- type: JSONStructure
  url: json-structure/soa-service-structure.json
- type: Vocabulary
  url: vocabulary/soa-vocabulary.yml
- type: Examples
  url: examples/soa-service-registry-example.json
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com