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# Outbound web services

# Outbound web services {#ariaid-title1}

* Release version: Xanadu
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* Updated August 1, 2024
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* ![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 1 minute to read

You can use any of several outbound web services to integrate with ServiceNow applications, including REST and SOAP.
* **[Outbound REST web service](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/CmL39lK0~Fff7gLICjMusg)**   
  ServiceNow outbound REST functionality allows you to retrieve, create, update, or delete data on a web services server that supports the REST architecture.
* **[Outbound SOAP web service](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/uwf~urtW~WWYBeaaXlBZ7Q)**   
  The SOAP Message module can be used to develop, prototype, and save outbound SOAP messages that can be reused in business rules and scripts.
* **[Outbound web services: Logging](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/NzZ64c1Hsf3~FM8N5pugKQ)**   
  Log requests and responses for outbound web services such as REST and SOAP.
* **[Outbound web service mutual authentication](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/G~xg65SqpyGWAWesodRFVQ)**   
  Mutual authentication establishes trust by exchanging Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) certificates.