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chobo
chobo

Reputation: 32301

Are asmx webservices compatible with REST?

I was just wondering are asmx files compatible with REST style requests?

I have some asmx files which need to service some third-party programs which are setup to send REST requests, not SOAP.

Upvotes: 15

Views: 19515

Answers (1)

John Saunders
John Saunders

Reputation: 161831

First of all, you should not be using ASMX for new service development: you should use WCF instead. It's much easier with WCF to have the same service handle both SOAP and REST-style endpoints.

The closest that an ASMX service will get to REST is that it can be configured to permit a GET or POST request, in which case it will return plain XML, with no SOAP envelope.

See Configuration Options.

But if you're trying to get "true REST" from ASMX, then you're out of luck.

Upvotes: 19

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