SOAP website screenshot

SOAP

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.

20.3/100 emerging ▬ flat Agent 3/100 human only Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-08-25 · rubric v0.14.0
AccessFreemium
1 APIs
SOAPMessaging ProtocolWeb ServicesXMLW3C StandardEnterprise IntegrationWS-Star

Kin Score

Kin Score Kin Score How this is scored →
scored 2026-08-25 · rubric v0.14.0
Composite quality — 20.3/100 · emerging
Contract Quality 7.0 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 0.0 / 20
Access Clarity 3.2 / 20
Operational Transparency 1.0 / 13
Contract Governance 3.0 / 12
Discoverability 6.1 / 10
Agent readiness — 3/100 · human only
Machine-Readable Contract 0 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 0 / 10
Documented Reversibility 0 / 6
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
Delegated User Identity 0 / 6
Protected Resource Metadata 0 / 5
Registration Without a Human 0 / 6
Agentic Commerce Surface 0 / 5
Improve this rating by publishing the missing artifacts — every area above can be raised, and the full rubric is at apis.io/rating/. This rating is computed from github.com/api-evangelist/soap: open an issue to ask a question, or submit a pull request to add artifacts. Want it done for you? Prioritized profiling — $2,500 →

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

Design & Contract 2

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

Access & Security 1

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

Other 4

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

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: '0.23'
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

Work with this as data

Every provider here is available over the APIs.io API and to AI agents over MCP.

MCP server

One button, every client — Claude, Cursor, VS Code and the rest.

https://apis.io/mcp

Tools for providers

9 MCP tools reach this
  • find_providersBrowse and filter every provider in the catalog.
  • get_provider_artifactsEvery artifact this provider publishes, grouped by type.
  • get_provider_operationsEvery operation across all of their OpenAPIs — one call instead of parsing every spec.
  • get_provider_toolsEvery MCP tool they ship, with the operation each wraps.
  • get_provider_evidenceHow each part of their score was established. Free — the basis for a claim should not sit behind it.
  • get_provider_ratingPRO — composite, band, trend and facet scores.
  • apis_io_searchSTART HERE — APIs, providers and tags for one query, each with its total.
  • resolveTurn a domain, URL or GitHub org into the provider it belongs to.
  • find_cohortsEvery scored population of providers in the catalog.
All 92 tools

Call it yourself

curl for this page
This provider
curl "https://apis.io/api/v1/providers/soap"
All providers
curl "https://apis.io/api/v1/providers?limit=25"
Every operation they expose
curl "https://apis.io/api/v1/providers/soap/operations?limit=25"
How their score was established
curl "https://apis.io/api/v1/providers/soap/evidence"

Discovery needs no key. Ratings and market analysis are Pro.

Get an API key

Free tier, no email required.

A second provider on the same verified email joins the account you already have.