Web Services Essentials

The UDDI Inquiry API

The UDDI API is a SOAP-based protocol for interfacing with the UDDI Business Registry. Very broadly, the API is divided into two parts: the Inquiry API provides search and retrieval functionality, whereas the Publisher API provides insert and update functionality.

Table 7-7 provides an overview of the main UDDI inquiry functions. Inquiry functions are further subdivided into two groups: find_xxx functions provide general search functionality, whereas get_xxx functions retrieve full records based on unique key values.

Table 7-7. Main functions of the UDDI Inquiry API

Function name	Description
find_xxx Functions
find_binding	Searches for bindings associated with a specified service
find_business	Searches for businesses that match the specified criteria
find_service	Searches for services associated with a specified business
find_tModel	Searches for tModels that match the specified criteria
get_xxx Functions
get_bindingDetail	Retrieves a complete bindingTemplate record
get_businessDetail	Retrieves a complete businessEntity record
get_serviceDetail	Retrieves a complete businessService record
get_tModelDetail	Retrieves a complete tModel record

Inquiry interfaces are provided at the following URLs:

• Microsoft: http://uddi.microsoft.com/inquire

• IBM: http://www-3.ibm.com/services/uddi/inquiryapi

To send inquiry functions, you can send a SOAP request directly to either of these URLs. Alternatively, you can try one of the UDDI ...