While Web API in the time of Web 1.0 was synonymous with SOAP-based web services, today in Web 2.0, the term SOAP is edging towards REST-style web resources. … Differences between REST and SOAP APIs. REST APISOAP APICan use several standards like HTTP, URL, JSON, and XMLBased largely on HTTP and XMLREST API vs Web API (vs SOAP API) [What’s the Difference?] rapidapi.com › Blog › The Dev Room