soap/rest api code example

Example 1: when to use soap api

Use the SOAP API to create, retrieve,
update or delete records, like accounts
, leads, and user-defined objects.
With more than 20 different calls, 
you can also use the SOAP API to manage
passwords, perform searches, etc.
by using the SOAP API in any language 
that supports web services.

Example 2: difference between soap and rest

RESTful supports JSON, XML,
	SOAP supports only XML
REST is faster than SOAP based web services
	SOAP is more secure
REST allows a greater variety of data formats,
	SOAP only allows XML.
    
    1) SOAP
- Communication happens using XML only
- Request is sent to SOAP methods
- Documentation is in WSDL (Wizdal)
- Heavy, more secure, more stable
- getting less popular
    2) REST API
- Communication happens using Json, XML
- Requests are sent to API methods/urls using
- Communication happens in HTTP(Internet)
- Lightweight, stable
- Easy to develop and automate
- very popular