Adapter WebService
Web service
Web services provide a standardized method for different systems to communicate over a network. By enabling interoperability between platforms and applications, they play a key role in enterprise automation.
Benefits
Build your own integrations without custom scripting
Create reliable automated workflows across REST and SOAP services.
Simplify integration
Connect REST and SOAP APIs — no development required.
Expand automation
Schedule API-based jobs as part of broader enterprise workflows.
Reduce overhead
Avoid custom scripts or workarounds to automate.
Unified job scheduling for web-based services
Tidal’s web services adapter is an API-level integration that lets you create jobs based on REST or SOAP protocols. It hides implementation details in screens that connect to service providers and define tasks as part of Tidal job definitions.
Earlier versions of the adapter (through 6.0.2) support only SOAP-based web services. Versions 6.0.3 and above offer REST support, allowing you to orchestrate a wider range of modern APIs using HTTP methods.
This adapter is platform-independent and runs anywhere the Tidal Master operates, so it’s highly versatile for hybrid and multi-cloud environments.
What the adapter enables
With the web services adapter for Tidal, you can:
- Avoid custom development, scripting or manual efforts
- Easily integrate targets into your workload automation environment
- Manage scheduling activities in your target processes
How it works
Once authentication credentials and service connections are configured in Tidal, you can create and schedule web services jobs from the Jobs pane.
Each web services job represents an invocation of an operation via a SOAP or REST call. When the job runs:
- Tidal sends a request with operation details and parameters
- The web service returns a response (if requested)
- Tidal logs the results and job status
Web services jobs can be grouped, edited, copied or deleted like other job types in Tidal. Jobs also inherit properties from their group unless otherwise configured.
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Tidal web services integration FAQs
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What is a web service API?
A web service application programming interface (API) is a set of rules and specifications that define how different software systems can interact with each other, particularly over a network. It acts as an intermediary, allowing applications to request services or data from other applications without needing to know the inner workings of the service provider. All web services are APIs, but not all APIs are web services.
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Is a web service the same as a REST API?
A web service is a broader term that describes a way for two machines to communicate over a network, while a REST API is a specific architectural style for creating web services. REST APIs are a particular type of web service that follow the principles of Representational State Transfer (REST), a set of architectural constraints.
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What is a web integration?
Website integration involves connecting a website with external applications, systems or other websites to enable data exchange and communication. This allows websites to access and utilize information from other platforms, improving functionality, user experience and overall business processes.