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

W3C Reference:

W3C SOAP Home Page

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