Can a SOAP API be restful?

Because SOAP is a protocol, and REST is an architectural style. A REST API can actually utilize the SOAP protocol, just like it can use HTTP.

Why is Soap API still used?

Even though these days REST is the most popular approach to developing web services, mainly because it’s ideal for loosely coupled applications and allows for fast development and data transfer via JSON messages, SOAP is still the better choice in some cases, especially when your API needs to ensure high security.

Do you know about REST API and SOAP API why are they useful What is the difference between REST and SOAP?

SOAP uses only XML for exchanging information in its message format whereas REST is not restricted to XML and its the choice of implementer which Media-Type to use like XML, JSON, Plain-text. Moreover, REST can use SOAP protocol but SOAP cannot use REST.

When should I use SOAP and restful API?

Totally stateless operations; if an operation needs to be continued, then REST is not the best approach and SOAP may fit it better. However, if you need stateless CRUD (Create, Read, Update, and Delete) operations, then REST is it.

What is RESTful SOAP API?

SOAP stands for Simple Object Access Protocol whereas REST stands for Representational State Transfer. SOAP needs more bandwidth for its usage whereas REST doesn’t need much bandwidth. Comparing SOAP vs REST API, SOAP only works with XML formats whereas REST work with plain text, XML, HTML and JSON.

Why is SOAP more secure than REST?

#2) SOAP is more secure than REST as it uses WS-Security for transmission along with Secure Socket Layer. #4) SOAP is state-full (not stateless) as it takes the entire request as a whole, unlike REST which provides independent processing of different methods. No independent processing is there in SOAP.

Is SOAP still used?

SOAP is still used in many big organisations. With built-in security and reliability functions, SOAP is a great choice for applications where security is more critical than performance.

Can SOAP and REST be used together?

Optional documentation for the REST API. Optional specification of a web service operation that does not return. A one-way operation may only be RESTfully invoked using the HTTP PUT and DELETE methods. SOAP requests are invoked with the HTTP POST method whether they are one-way or two-way.

Which API is secure REST or SOAP?

While REST is faster than SOAP and makes things easier, we have to admit that SOAP is more secure. Both SOAP and REST can use SSL or Secured Socket Layer for protecting the data during the API call request. However, SOAP goes an extra mile and supports Web Services Security as well.