What is SOAP?

by **Leanne** » Mon Mar 15, 2010 9:20 pm

SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol) provides a simple and lightweight mechanism for exchanging structured and typed information between peers in a decentralized, distributed environment using XML.

SOAP messages are XML documents that are embedded into HTTP requests to perform operations on or retrieve information from remote systems. This architecture is also often described as XML Web Services.

More information on SOAP can be found at http://www.w3.org/TR/SOAP/.