Make request to SOAP endpoint using axios

23
votes

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.

3
xmlreactjspostsoapaxios
Did you try this: headers: {'Content-Type': 'application/xml'} - DrunkDevKek
@DrunkDevKek : Yes I did, did not work! - Peter
Are you receiving any errors? Maybe you can expand on what you mean by that it does not work. - Nick Wyman
I am away till Monday, will share th error log when back! Thanks . - Peter
Looks like your xmlData is wrong - it should be something like: <soapenv:Envelope xmlns:xsi="w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:soapenv="schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope" xmlns:urn="urn:uploadwsdl"> <soapenv:Header/> <soapenv:Body> etc. - Egor

3 Answers

47
votes
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

12
votes

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)
  })
0
votes

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);
  });

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