MOSS 2007 Web Services

MOSS 2007 web services are actually ASP.NET Web Services (ASMX). The physical files for these ASMX web services are located in the IIS virtual directory "_vti_bin" which physically maps to the folder "%Program Files%\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\ISAPI" through SharePoint metadata and HttpModules. Following are a few out of the box services available with MOSS 2007:

Search - spsearch.asmx
Lists - Lists.asmx
List Data Retrieval  - DspSts.asmx
People - People.asmx
Permissions - Permissions.asmx













spsearch service and methods


The admin web service for "Central Administration" is located in IIS virtual directory "_vti_adm" which physically maps to the folder  "%Program Files%\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\ADMISAPI."

Each one of these services consist of a *.wsdl.aspx file and a *.disco file too besides .asmx files for the service WSDL (Web Services Description Language), and  the service discovery implementation.

The URL for the Admin.asmx web service:
http://:portnumber/_vti_adm/Admin.asmx

The URL for all other services is:
http:///_vti_bin/.asmx