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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:
- 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.