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SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol) is an XML-based messaging protocol for exchanging structured information in web services, standardized by W3C as SOAP 1.2 (2003). It provides a platform-independent, language-neutral framework for web service communication with built-in standards for security (WS-Security), reliable messaging (WS-ReliableMessaging), and transactions (WS-Transaction). SOAP messages consist of an Envelope containing an optional Header and a required Body.

SOAP publishes 1 API on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include SOAP, Messaging Protocol, Web Services, XML, and W3C Standard.

The SOAP catalog on APIs.io includes 1 JSON-LD context and 1 Spectral governance ruleset.

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34.8/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 3/100 human only Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-08-05 · rubric v0.9.1
AccessFreemium
1 APIs
SOAPMessaging ProtocolWeb ServicesXMLW3C StandardEnterprise IntegrationWS-Star

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Composite quality — 34.8/100 · thin
Contract Quality 8.5 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 0.0 / 20
Commercial Clarity 7.9 / 20
Operational Transparency 4.1 / 13
Governance 8.3 / 12
Discoverability 6.1 / 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 1

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

SOAP 1.2 Protocol

SOAP Version 1.2 (W3C Recommendation, 2003/2007 Second Edition) is a lightweight protocol for exchanging structured information in a decentralized, distributed environment. It d...

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Soap Plans Pricing

3 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Soap Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

Soap Finops

FINOPS

Semantic Vocabularies 1

JSON-LD contexts and semantic vocabularies used across these APIs.

Soap Context

6 classes · 13 properties

JSON-LD

Spectral Rules 1

Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.

SOAP API Rules

5 rules · 3 warnings 2 info

SPECTRAL

JSON Schema 5

Standalone JSON Schema definitions for this provider's data models.

SOAP Body

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

SOAP Envelope

3 properties

JSON SCHEMA

SOAP Fault

5 properties

JSON SCHEMA

SOAP Header Block

6 properties

JSON SCHEMA

SOAP Header

1 properties

JSON SCHEMA

JSON Structure 1

JSON Structure definitions describing this provider's data shapes.

Soap Envelope Structure

0 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Examples 1

Example request and response payloads for these APIs.

Soap Envelope Example

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Security Posture 1

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Soap Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Resources

Documentation 6

Reference material describing how the API behaves

W3C SOAP 1.2 Specification
W3C SOAP 1.2 Specification
 W3C SOAP Specifications Index
W3C SOAP Specifications Index
 JSONSchema
JSONSchema
 JSONSchema
JSONSchema
 JSONSchema
JSONSchema
 JSONSchema
JSONSchema

Design & Contract 2

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

JSONLDContext
JSONLDContext
 Vocabulary
Vocabulary

Access & Security 1

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity

Other 4

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

W3C SOAP 1.2 Adjuncts
W3C SOAP 1.2 Adjuncts
 SOAP 1.1 Note
SOAP 1.1 Note
 W3C XML Protocol Working Group
W3C XML Protocol Working Group
 Wikipedia
Wikipedia

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
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/soap.png
name: SOAP
description: SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol) is an XML-based messaging protocol for exchanging structured information
  in web services, standardized by W3C as SOAP 1.2 (2003). It provides a platform-independent, language-neutral framework
  for web service communication with built-in standards for security (WS-Security), reliable messaging (WS-ReliableMessaging),
  and transactions (WS-Transaction). SOAP messages consist of an Envelope containing an optional Header and a required Body.
url: https://www.w3.org/TR/soap12/
tags:
- SOAP
- Messaging Protocol
- Web Services
- XML
- W3C Standard
- Enterprise Integration
- WS-Star
created: '2025'
modified: '2026-05-02'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: soap:soap-protocol
  name: SOAP 1.2 Protocol
  description: SOAP Version 1.2 (W3C Recommendation, 2003/2007 Second Edition) is a lightweight protocol for exchanging structured
    information in a decentralized, distributed environment. It defines an XML message format with Envelope/Header/Body structure
    and a Fault mechanism for error handling.
  humanURL: https://www.w3.org/TR/soap12/
  tags:
  - SOAP
  - XML
  - Messaging Protocol
  - W3C Standard
  properties:
  - type: Specification
    url: https://www.w3.org/TR/soap12-part1/
  - type: Specification
    url: https://www.w3.org/TR/soap12-part2/
  - type: Adjuncts
    url: https://www.w3.org/TR/soap12-part2/
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/soap-envelope.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/soap-header.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/soap-header-block.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/soap-body.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/soap-fault.json
  - type: JSONLDContext
    url: json-ld/soap-context.jsonld
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/soap-envelope-structure.json
  - type: Vocabulary
    url: vocabulary/soap-vocabulary.yml
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/soap-envelope-example.json
common:
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/soap-domain-security.yml
- type: W3C SOAP 1.2 Specification
  url: https://www.w3.org/TR/soap12-part1/
- type: W3C SOAP 1.2 Adjuncts
  url: https://www.w3.org/TR/soap12-part2/
- type: W3C SOAP Specifications Index
  url: https://www.w3.org/TR/soap/
- type: SOAP 1.1 Note
  url: https://www.w3.org/TR/2000/NOTE-SOAP-20000508/
- type: W3C XML Protocol Working Group
  url: https://www.w3.org/2000/xp/Group/
- type: Wikipedia
  url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SOAP
- type: JSONSchema
  url: json-schema/soap-envelope.json
- type: JSONSchema
  url: json-schema/soap-header.json
- type: JSONSchema
  url: json-schema/soap-body.json
- type: JSONSchema
  url: json-schema/soap-fault.json
- type: JSONLDContext
  url: json-ld/soap-context.jsonld
- type: Vocabulary
  url: vocabulary/soap-vocabulary.yml