Integrations - Technology
SOAP
(Simple Object Access Protocol)
A formal older standard for exchanging structured messages between systems
What's it for?
Lets older and highly controlled business systems exchange information through a strict, standard format.
For example…
Payroll still talks to the tax authority through a SOAP interface that has not changed in years
A legacy HR system sends a SOAP request containing XML to a payroll service and receives a formal XML response
Think of it like…
Sending a heavily formatted legal letter when a short text would do — precise, but wordy