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This article shows how to import a SOAP API as a WSDL specification and then convert it to a REST API. It also shows how to test the API in Azure API Management.
In this article, you learn how to:
- Import a SOAP API and convert it to REST
- Test the API in the Azure portal
Note
WSDL import to API Management is subject to certain limitations. WSDL files with wsdl:import
, xsd:import
, and xsd:include
directives aren't supported. For an open-source tool to resolve and merge these dependencies in a WSDL file, see this GitHub repo.
Prerequisites
- Complete the quickstart Create an Azure API Management instance.
Go to your API Management instance
In the Azure portal, search for and select API Management services.
On the API Management services page, select your API Management instance.
Import and publish a backend API
In the left pane, in the APIs section, select APIs.
On the APIs page, select + Add API.
Under Create from definition, select WSDL:
In WSDL specification, enter the URL to your SOAP API, or click Select a file to select a local WSDL file.
Under Import method, select SOAP to REST. When this option is selected, API Management attempts to make an automatic transformation between XML and JSON. In this case, consumers should call the API as a RESTful API, which returns JSON. API Management converts each request to a SOAP call.
The Display name and Name boxes are filled automatically with information from the SOAP API.
Display name, URL, and Description information is automatically entered for operations. Operations also receive a system-generated Name.
Enter other API settings, and then select Create. You can also configure these values later by going to the Settings tab.
For more information about API settings, see Import and publish your first API.
Test the new API in the Azure portal
You can call operations directly from the Azure portal. This method provides a convenient way to view and test the operations of an API.
Select the API you created in the previous step.
Select the Test tab.
Select an operation.
The page shows fields for query parameters and fields for the headers. One of the headers is Ocp-Apim-Subscription-Key. This header is for the subscription key of the product that's associated with this API. If you created the API Management instance, you're an admin already, so the key is filled in automatically.
Select Send.
When the test is successful, the backend responds with 200 OK and some data.
Append other APIs
You can compose an API of APIs exposed by different services, including:
- The OpenAPI Specification
- A SOAP API
- A Web App hosted in Azure App Service
- Azure Function App
- Azure Logic Apps
- Azure Service Fabric
Append a different API to your existing API using the following steps.
Note
When you import another API, the operations are appended to your current API.
Go to your Azure API Management instance in the Azure portal.
Select APIs on the Overview page or from the menu on the left.
Click ... next to the API that you want to append another API to.
Select Import from the drop-down menu.
Select a service from which to import an API.
Related topics
- API import limitations
- Import an OpenAPI specification
- Import a SOAP API
- Import a SOAP API and convert to REST
- Import an App Service API
- Import a WebSocket API
- Import a GraphQL API
- Import an Azure Function App
- Import an Azure Logic App
- Import a Service Fabric service
- Import SAP OData metadata
- Edit an API