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Formatting and Validating Enterprise SOAP Envelopes and WSDL Specs
August 15, 2026 · DevTools
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Formatting and Validating Enterprise SOAP Envelopes and WSDL Specs
Enterprise systems in banking, government, and telecommunications frequently communicate via SOAP XML services defined by WSDL contracts.
Format and inspect your XML documents with:
- SOAP Formatter for SOAP Envelopes and Body payloads
- WSDL Formatter for Service Definition contracts
- XML Formatter & Validator for general XML linting and validation
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.