{"revision":"c10276e953456835cdbb1f3a60d58ae1980be353","document":{"id":1268,"path":"api-reference/web-services/inbound-web-services.md","title":"Inbound web services","bundle":null,"doc_type":null,"release":"australia","body":"\n# Inbound web services\n\nYou can use any of several web services to integrate with ServiceNow applications, including REST, SOAP, JSONv2, and RSS.\n\n-   **[SOAP web service](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/api-reference/web-services/c_SOAPWebService.md)**  \nSimple Object Access Protocol \\(SOAP\\) is an XML-based protocol for accessing web services over HTTP.\n-   **[JSONv2 web service](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/api-reference/web-services/c_JSONv2WebService.md)**  \nThe ability to describe sets of data in JSON format is a natural extension to the JavaScript language.\n-   **[RSS web service](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/api-reference/web-services/p_RSS.md)**  \nRSS \\(Rich Site Summary\\) is a format for delivering web-based information that changes regularly.\n-   **[Exporting and converting records into complex data types](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/api-reference/web-services/store-retrieve-records-complex-data-type.md)**  \nUse URL parameters to export table records and convert them into complex data types, such as JSON, XML, PDF, CSV, and XLS.\n-   **[Inbound web service examples](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/api-reference/web-services/c_InboundWebServiceExamples.md)**  \nInbound web service examples demonstrate how to access ServiceNow web services.\n\n**Parent Topic:**[Web services](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/api-reference/web-services/r_AvailableWebServices.md)\n\n"}}