7 posts tagged with "SOAP"

Minimum technical requirements​

• Java version: 7
• webPDF version: 7
• wsclient version: 1

This how-to was created for webPDF 7 and later versions. The use of webservice interfaces changed fundamentally with this version. For webPDF 6, you can find the tutorial here.

The platform-independent PDF server enters the next stage. Version 7 introduces long-awaited features such as the Barcode webservice and new bridges for direct conversion with Microsoft Office. The fully redesigned portal has also improved significantly in appearance, usability, performance, and feature scope.

The server API has been expanded as well, with new SOAP and REST webservice endpoints and extended parameters. This broader API gives developers an even simpler and more flexible way to connect webPDF to both new and existing systems.

In this technical article, we compare the webservice interfaces SOAP and REST. webPDF provides its PDF functions as SOAP services and as RESTful webservices. But what are the differences between SOAP and RESTful, and what are their strengths and weaknesses?