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title: Scripting outbound SOAP
description: You can send outbound SOAP requests from any place in the ServiceNow AI Platform where scripting is allowed.
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product: Web Services
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last_updated: "2026-03-12"
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breadcrumb: [SOAP, Outbound, Web services, API implementation, API implementation and reference]
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# Scripting outbound SOAP

You can send outbound SOAP requests from any place in the ServiceNow AI Platform where scripting is allowed.

For detailed API information about the server-side SOAPMessageV2 and SOAPResponseV2 APIs, see the API documentation on [developer.servicenow.com](https://developer.servicenow.com/app.do#!/home). For additional tips and best practices, see the [Outbound REST Web Services RESTMessageV2 and SOAPMessageV2 execute\(\) vs executeAsync\(\) Best Practices \[KB0694711\]](https://support.servicenow.com/kb?id=kb_article_view&sysparm_article=KB0694711) article in the Now Support Knowledge Base.

-   **[Preview a SOAP message script](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/api-reference/web-services/c_UseASOAPMessageInAScript.md)**  
Generate a sample script to send the SOAP message.
-   **[Direct SOAPMessageV2 example](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/api-reference/web-services/r_DirectSOAPMessageV2Example.md)**  
You can send an outbound SOAP message directly to the endpoint.
-   **[Asynchronous SOAPMessageV2 example](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/api-reference/web-services/r_AsyncronousSOAPMessageV2Example.md)**  
You can send an outbound SOAP message asynchronously.
-   **[SOAPMessageV2 MID server example](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/api-reference/web-services/r_SOAPMessageV2MIDServerExample.md)**  
You can send an outbound SOAP message through a MID Server.
-   **[Recordless SOAPMessageV2 example](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/api-reference/web-services/r_RecordlessSOAPMessageV2Example.md)**  
You can use the SOAPMessageV2\(\) constructor with no parameters to define a SOAP message entirely in the script.

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