W3C Soap Activities

Web Services is about application to application communication.

SOAP is an XML based communication protocol between Web Services.

SOAP

SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol) is a lightweight platform and language neutral communication protocol that allows programs to communicate via standard Internet HTTP.

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.

The W3C SOAP 1.1 document is only a NOTE available for discussion. The publication of the note indicates no endorsement by the W3C.

SOAP 1.2

The XML Protocol Working Group at W3C is currently working on SOAP 1.2.

The first working drafts were published 17. December 2001. 

SOAP 1.2 was released as a W3C Recommendation 24. June 2003.

W3C Specifications and Timeline

W3C Reference:

W3C SOAP Home Page

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