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title: "What is SOAP?"  
description: "What is SOAP?"  
author: "Anonymous User"  
published: 2018-04-30  
updated: 2020-09-21  
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# What is SOAP?

It is an XML based messaging protocoal for exchanging information among computer.

It allows to send messages over HTTP or JMS, but other transport protocols can be used.

## Answers

### Answer by Anonymous User

It is an XML based messaging protocoal for exchanging information among computer.

It allows to send messages over HTTP or JMS, but other transport protocols can be used.


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