[wsdl] How to get the wsdl file from a webservice's URL

I want to get the WSDL file for a webservice and the only thing I have is its URL (like webservice.example/foo).

If I use the URL directly only an error response is delivered.

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To download the wsdl from a url using Developer Command Prompt for Visual Studio, run it in Administrator mode and enter the following command:

 svcutil /t:metadata http://[your-service-url-here]

You can now consume the downloaded wsdl in your project as you see fit.


Its only possible to get the WSDL if the webservice is configured to deliver it. Therefor you have to specify a serviceBehavior and enable httpGetEnabled:

<serviceBehaviors>
    <behavior name="BindingBehavior">
        <serviceMetadata httpGetEnabled="true" />
        <serviceDebug includeExceptionDetailInFaults="true" />
    </behavior>
</serviceBehaviors>

In case the webservice is only accessible via https you have to enable httpsGetEnabled instead of httpGetEnabled.


to get the WSDL (Web Service Description Language) from a Web Service URL.

Is possible from SOAP Web Services:

http://www.w3schools.com/xml/tempconvert.asmx

to get the WSDL we have only to add ?WSDL , for example:

http://www.w3schools.com/xml/tempconvert.asmx?WSDL