Are asmx webservices compatible with REST?

Question

I was just wondering are asmx files compatible with REST style requests?

I have some asmx files which need to service some third-party programs which are setup to send REST requests, not SOAP.

Answer 1

First of all, you should not be using ASMX for new service development: you should use WCF instead. It's much easier with WCF to have the same service handle both SOAP and REST-style endpoints.

The closest that an ASMX service will get to REST is that it can be configured to permit a GET or POST request, in which case it will return plain XML, with no SOAP envelope.

See Configuration Options .

But if you're trying to get "true REST" from ASMX, then you're out of luck.