Master Java Web Services and REST API with Spring Boot- SOAP vs RESTful Web Services

The video tutorial explains the differences between SOAP and REST, highlighting that SOAP is a protocol using XML for data exchange, while REST is an architectural style that can use various formats like JSON. SOAP requires a WSDL for service definitions, whereas REST can use Swagger. SOAP allows multiple transport protocols, but REST is optimized for HTTP. RESTful services are easier to implement due to JSON's simplicity, while SOAP involves complexities with XML parsing.

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