SOAP vs REST

A set of functions that can be called remotely using HTTP
> Used by other programs and programmers
> Define functions and arguments
> Return data rather than a Web page

SOAP	REST
> Requires WSDL files to publish resources > XML in request and response > Developer needs to know the XML syntax for the service > Uses Remote Procedure Calls (RPCs) over HTTP > XML-wrapped RPC difficult to “sniff”	> Uses a URI to locate objects > Passes method calls as GET parameters > Uses well-known calls (GET, POST, PUT, DELETE) > Uses plain HTTP > Calls can be secured by the firewall or via certificates

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