Difference between SOAP API and REST API
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SOAP API |
REST API |
| Relies on SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol) | Relies on REST (Representational State Transfer) architecture using HTTP. |
| Transports data in standard XML format. | Generally transports data in JSON. It is based on URI. Because REST follows a stateless model, REST does not enforce message format as XML or JSON etc. |
| Because it is XML based and relies on SOAP, it works with WSDL | It works with GET, POST, PUT, DELETE |
| Works over HTTP, HTTPS, SMTP, XMPP | Works over HTTP and HTTPS |
| Highly structured/typed | Less structured -> less bulky data |
| Designed with large enterprise applications in mind | Designed with mobile devices in mind |
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