Working with SOAP

Unlike REST, which is an architectural style, SOAP is a protocol. It is perhaps reasonable to compare working with SOAP to importing a .NET assembly (DLL) to work with the types inside. As a result, a SOAP client is much more strongly tied to a server than is the case with a REST interface.

SOAP uses XML to exchange information between client and server.

SOAP-based web APIs are, these days, quite rare.

New-WebServiceProxy

The New-WebServiceProxy command is used to connect a Web Services Description Language (WSDL) document. The document is written in XML and can be viewed in a browser.

The command accesses a service anonymously by default. If the current user should be passed on, the UseDefaultCredential...