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title: Inbound web services
description: You can use any of several web services to integrate with ServiceNow applications, including REST, SOAP, JSONv2, and RSS.
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release: australia
product: Web Services
classification: web-services
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last_updated: "2026-03-12"
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# Inbound web services

You can use any of several web services to integrate with ServiceNow applications, including REST, SOAP, JSONv2, and RSS.

-   **[SOAP web service](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/api-reference/web-services/c_SOAPWebService.md)**  
Simple Object Access Protocol \(SOAP\) is an XML-based protocol for accessing web services over HTTP.
-   **[JSONv2 web service](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/api-reference/web-services/c_JSONv2WebService.md)**  
The ability to describe sets of data in JSON format is a natural extension to the JavaScript language.
-   **[RSS web service](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/api-reference/web-services/p_RSS.md)**  
RSS \(Rich Site Summary\) is a format for delivering web-based information that changes regularly.
-   **[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)**  
Use URL parameters to export table records and convert them into complex data types, such as JSON, XML, PDF, CSV, and XLS.
-   **[Inbound web service examples](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/api-reference/web-services/c_InboundWebServiceExamples.md)**  
Inbound web service examples demonstrate how to access ServiceNow web services.

**Parent Topic:**[Web services](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/api-reference/web-services/r_AvailableWebServices.md)