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2026-07-29 16:01
SOAP

Fetch WSDL

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What you will learn

  • WSDL describes the service contract — operations, message types, endpoints. Clients often auto-generate from WSDL
  • Version WSDL separately from implementation — consumers depend on it long after you forget which version is live
  • Test WSDL accessibility at documented URL — missing WSDL = clients can't bootstrap. 404 on WSDL is a release blocker

Description

Retrieve and parse the WSDL document to discover operations.

Test Scenario

const response = await request.get('/api/soap?wsdl');
const wsdl = await response.text();
expect(wsdl).toContain('<definitions');
expect(wsdl).toContain('<portType');
Endpoint/api/soap?wsdl

Testing Tips

  • •WSDL describes available operations
  • •Check portType for operations
  • •Find message formats in types section
// Playwright API Testing - SOAP
import { test, expect } from '@playwright/test';


test('SOAP request', async ({ request }) => {
  const soapEnvelope = `<?xml version="1.0"?>
<soap:Envelope xmlns:soap="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">
  <soap:Body>
    <GetUsers xmlns="http://api.example.com/"/>
  </soap:Body>
</soap:Envelope>`;


  const response = await request.post('/api/soap', {
    headers: { 'Content-Type': 'text/xml' },
    data: soapEnvelope
  });


  expect(response.ok()).toBeTruthy();
  const text = await response.text();
  expect(text).toContain('soap:Envelope');
});

Challenge ID: soap-get-wsdl

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