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W3C Soap Activities

SOAP is a simple XML-based protocol to let applications exchange information over HTTP.

Or more simply: SOAP is a protocol for accessing a Web Service.

SOAP

SOAP stands for Simple Object Access Protocol, and is a format for sending messages.

To learn more about SOAP, read our SOAP tutorial.

SOAP 1.1

SOAP 1.1 was suggested in a note to W3C in May 2000 (by Developmentor,  IBM, Lotus, Microsoft, and Userland), as a protocol for exchanging information in a distributed environment.

SOAP 1.2

SOAP 1.2 became a W3C Recommendation 24. June 2003.

W3C Specifications and Timeline

Specification Draft / Proposal Recommendation
SOAP 1.2 Primer   24. Jun 2003 
SOAP 1.2 Primer (2.Ed)   27. Apr 2007 
SOAP 1.2 Messaging   24. Jun 2003
SOAP 1.2 Messaging (2.Ed)   27. Apr 2007
SOAP 1.2 Adjuncts   24. Jun 2003
SOAP 1.2 Adjuncts (2.Ed)   27. Apr 2007
SOAP 1.2 Test Collection   24. Jun 2003
SOAP 1.2 Test Collection (2.Ed)   27. Apr 2007
     
SOAP 1.2 Attachments 08. Jun 2004  
SOAP 1.2 Email Bindings 03. Jul 2002  
SOAP 1.2 Normalization 08. Oct 2003  
SOAP 1.2 Serialization 08. Jun 2004  
     
Web Services Addressing 1.0 - Core   09. May 2006
Web Services Addressing 1.0 - SOAP   09. May 2006

W3C Reference:

W3C SOAP Home Page


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