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Formatting and Validating Enterprise SOAP Envelopes and WSDL Specs

August 15, 2026 · DevTools

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Enterprise systems in banking, government, and telecommunications frequently communicate via SOAP XML services defined by WSDL contracts.

Format and inspect your XML documents with:

Structure of a SOAP Message

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<soap:Envelope xmlns:soap="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">
  <soap:Header>
    <AuthHeader xmlns="https://api.example.com/">
      <Token>abcdef123456</Token>
    </AuthHeader>
  </soap:Header>
  <soap:Body>
    <GetAccountBalance xmlns="https://api.example.com/">
      <AccountId>987654</AccountId>
    </GetAccountBalance>
  </soap:Body>
</soap:Envelope>

Prettify your XML and inspect namespaces with the SOAP Formatter.