Make request to SOAP endpoint using axios

Question

I need to make request to SOAP endpoint using axios in my React application. Hence I need to pass xml data in request and receive xml data in response.

I have used the axios post with json data but how do I use the same for xml? PFB the code I am using for the same, but it does not work.

JSON post request:

var xmlData = <note>
<to>Tove</to>
<from>Jani</from>
<heading>Reminder</heading>
<body>Don't forget me this weekend!</body>
</note>

var config = {
  headers: {'Content-Type': 'text/xml'}
};

axios.post('/save', xmlData, config);

Please share if you have any experience with this, TIA.

Did you try this: `headers: {'Content-Type': 'application/xml'}` — DrunkDevKek, Aug 31 '17 at 08:34
Are you receiving any errors? Maybe you can expand on what you mean by that it does not work. — Nick Wyman, Aug 31 '17 at 13:16
I am away till Monday, will share th error log when back! Thanks . — Peter, Sep 01 '17 at 09:51
Looks like your xmlData is wrong - it should be something like: etc. — Egor, Oct 23 '17 at 14:34

score 53 · Accepted Answer · edited Mar 07 '18 at 16:46

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let xmls='<soapenv:Envelope xmlns:soapenv="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/"\
                            xmlns:web="http://www.webserviceX.NET/">\
            <soapenv:Header/>\
            <soapenv:Body>\
              <web:ConversionRate>\
                <web:FromCurrency>INR</web:FromCurrency>\
                <web:ToCurrency>USD</web:ToCurrency>\
              </web:ConversionRate>\
            </soapenv:Body>\
          </soapenv:Envelope>';

axios.post('http://www.webservicex.com/CurrencyConvertor.asmx?wsdl',
           xmls,
           {headers:
             {'Content-Type': 'text/xml'}
           }).then(res=>{
             console.log(res);
           }).catch(err=>{console.log(err)});

This code help to make soap request

edited Mar 07 '18 at 16:46

tevemadar

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answered Mar 07 '18 at 13:26

Anuragh KP

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good solutions and best answer. Thanks for answer here in stackoverflow – AMIC MING Jan 16 '20 at 03:05
`{headers: {'Content-Type': 'text/xml' , 'SoapAction': 'blahblah'} }` Soap service may expect the soap action name in the header. You can get it from the WSDL . I got an issue with Soap action not found. – kbvishnu May 24 '23 at 15:56
Its depends on how your server is handle the request you may need some extra header – Anuragh KP May 24 '23 at 16:28

score 14 · Answer 2 · answered May 11 '18 at 18:59

I used the answer of @Anuragh KP but with a SOAPAction header

axios.post('https://wscredhomosocinalparceria.facilinformatica.com.br/WCF/Soap/Emprestimo.svc?wsdl',
           xmls,
  {headers:
  {
    'Content-Type': 'text/xml',
    SOAPAction: 'http://schemas.facilinformatica.com.br/Facil.Credito.WsCred/IEmprestimo/CalcularPrevisaoDeParcelas'}
  }).then(res => {
    console.log(res)
  }).catch(err => {
    console.log(err.response.data)
  })

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Mar 27 '22 at 12:47

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It is not using axios but I think it worth mentioning (it also rather new - 4 month at the time of answering) and solved my problem of calling SOAP from NodeJS: https://www.npmjs.com/package/soap

from the owners sample code:

  var soap = require('soap');
  var url = 'http://example.com/wsdl?wsdl';
  var args = {name: 'value'};
  soap.createClientAsync(url).then((client) => {
    return client.MyFunctionAsync(args);
  }).then((result) => {
    console.log(result);
  });

url to code quote

answered Mar 27 '22 at 12:47

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I am using the same, how ever I got an issue while doing the webpack. Did you got it ? – kbvishnu May 04 '23 at 08:38
As far as I remember - not. Sorry I'm not working with this code anymore (changed employer). – Qua285 May 04 '23 at 21:04
Used axios and it got working. Thx – kbvishnu May 24 '23 at 15:55

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