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# Turning a SOAP Web Service into a REST API

Tutorial·24 February 2016·4 min 10 sec

Point DreamFactory at a SOAP WSDL and it generates REST endpoints automatically, letting modern clients consume a legacy SOAP service without a rewrite or a hand-built translation layer.

**Recorded in 2016.** The concepts still apply, but the interface shown predates the current DreamFactory release. Some steps may differ in the current release.

## What you’ll learn

* Generating REST endpoints from a SOAP WSDL
* Letting modern clients consume a legacy SOAP service
* Avoiding a hand-built SOAP-to-REST translation layer

## Related article

* [How to Turn Any SOAP Web Service into a REST API](https://blog.dreamfactory.com/how-to-turn-any-soap-web-service-into-a-rest-api)

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