Difference b/w SOAP and HTTP

[#1]

Hi all,

Can anyone please tell me the difference between SOAP and HTTP protocol.

If I have an external system which supports both SOAP and HTTP , then which will be the better adapter to use .

what will be the difference in the URL which will be provided to the external system in case of sender SOAP/HTTP.

[baskar_gopalakrishnan2]

Only difference is in message structure. Soap uses HTTP as transport protocol. Soap supports web service security features such as Reliable messaging, assertion and so and http wont. REST webservice (light form) supports HTTP. Webservices uses soap message protocol and http transport protocol. If your requirement is so simple or complex and want to consume or host webservices, use soap protocol. If the requirement is to post message on application server or simple webservice(dont require soap header and more) go for http.