Introduction to SharePoint Web Services

Introduction

Web services provide methods that you can use to work remotely with a deployment of Windows SharePoint Services. The following table lists and describes the available Web services.

All web services are accessible from the SharePoint site context using the following URL:

Web Service	Methods
Admin Web Service http://<AdminSite>/_vti_adm/Admin.asmx Provides methods for managing a deployment of Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services, such as for creating or deleting site collections.	CreateSite DeleteSite GetLanguages RefreshConfigCache
Alerts http://<Site>/_vti_bin/Alerts.asmx Provides methods for working with alerts for list items in a SharePoint site.	DeleteAlerts GetAlerts
Authentication http://<Site>/_vti_bin/Authentication.asmx	Login Mode
Copy http://<Site>/_vti_bin/Authentication.asmx Provides methods for copying files to or from or within a SharePoint site.	CopyIntoItems CopyIntoItemsLocal GetItem
Document Workspace http://<Site>/_vti_bin/Dws.asmx Exposes methods for managing Document Workspace sites and the data they contain.	CanCreateDwsUrl CreateDws CreateFolder DeleteDws DeleteFolder FindDwsDoc GetDwsData GetDwsMetaData RemoveDwsUser RenameDws UpdateDwsData
Forms http://<Site>/_vti_bin/Forms.asmx Provides methods for returning forms that are used in the user interface when working with the contents of a list.	GetForm GetFormCollection
Imaging http://<Site>/_vti_bin/Imaging.asmx Provides methods that enable you to create and manage picture libraries.	CheckSubwebAndList CreateNewFolder Delete Download Edit GetItemsByIds GetItemsXMLData GetListItems ListPictureLibrary Rename Upload
List Data Retrieval (StsAdapter) http://<Site>/_vti_bin/DspSts.asmx Represents the adapter service used to perform queries against sites and lists in Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services.	Query
Lists http://<Site>/_vti_bin/Lists.asmx Provides methods for working with lists and list data.	AddAttachment AddDiscussionBoardItem AddList AddListFromFeature ApplyContentTypeToList CheckInFile CheckOutFile CreateContentType DeleteAttachment DeleteContentType DeleteContentTypeXmlDocument DeleteList GetAttachmentCollection GetList GetListAndView GetListCollection GetListContentType GetListContentTypes GetListItemChanges GetListItemChangesSinceToken GetListItems GetVersionCollection UndoCheckOut UpdateContentType UpdateContentTypesXmlDocument UpdateContentTypeXmlDocument UpdateList UpdateListItems
Meetings http://<Site>/_vti_bin/Meetings.asmx Enables you to create and manage Meeting Workspace sites.	AddMeeting AddMeetingFromICal CreateWorkspace DeleteWorkspace GetMeetingsInformation GetMeetingWorkspaces RemoveMeeting RestoreMeeting SetAttendeeResponse SetWorkspaceTitle UpdateMeeting UpdateMeetingFromICal
People http://<Site>/_vti_bin/People.asmx	ResolvePrincipals SearchPrincipals
Permissions http://<Site>/_vti_bin/Permissions.asmx Provides methods for working with the permissions for a site or list.	AddPermission AddPermissionCollection GetPermissionCollection RemovePermission RemovePermissionCollection UpdatePermission
Site Data http://<Site>/_vti_bin/SiteData.asmx Provides methods that return metadata or list data from sites or lists in Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services.	EnumerateFolder GetAttachments GetChanges GetContent GetList GetListCollection GetListItems GetSite GetSiteAndWeb GetSiteUrl GetURLSegments GetWeb
Sites http://<Site>/_vti_bin/Sites.asmx Provides a method for returning information about the collection of site templates on the virtual server.	ExportWeb GetSiteTemplates GetUpdatedFormDigest ImportWeb
Search http://<Site>/_vti_bin/spsearch.asmx The QueryService class is the entry point for calling the Search in Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services Query web service.	GetPortalSearchInfo (MOSS only) GetSearchMetadata (MOSS only) Query QueryEx RecordClick (MOSS only) Registration Status
Users and Groups http://<Site>/_vti_bin/usergroup.asmx Provides methods for working with users, role definitions, and groups.	AddGroup AddGroupToRole AddRole AddRoleDef AddUserCollectionToGroup AddUserCollectionToRole AddUserToGroup AddUserToRole GetAllUserCollectionFromWeb GetGroupCollection GetGroupCollectionFromRole GetGroupCollectionFromSite GetGroupCollectionFromUser GetGroupCollectionFromWeb GetGroupInfo GetRoleCollection GetRoleCollectionFromGroup GetRoleCollectionFromUser GetRoleCollectionFromWeb GetRoleInfo GetRolesAndPermissionsForCurrentUser GetRolesAndPermissionsForSite GetUserCollection GetUserCollectionFromGroup GetUserCollectionFromRole GetUserCollectionFromSite GetUserCollectionFromWeb GetUserInfo GetUserLoginFromEmail RemoveGroup RemoveGroupFromRole RemoveRole RemoveUserCollectionFromGroup RemoveUserCollectionFromRole RemoveUserCollectionFromSite RemoveUserFromGroup RemoveUserFromRole RemoveUserFromSite RemoveUserFromWeb UpdateGroupInfo UpdateRoleDefInfo UpdateRoleInfo UpdateUserInfo
Versions http://<Site>/_vti_bin/Versions.asmx Provides methods for working with file versions.	DeleteAllVersions DeleteVersion GetVersions RestoreVersion
Views http://<Site>/_vti_bin/Views.asmx Provides methods for working with views of lists.	AddView DeleteView GetView GetViewCollection GetViewHtml UpdateView UpdateViewHtml UpdateViewHtml2
Web Part Pages http://<Site>/_vti_bin/WebPartPages.asmx Provides methods for working with Web Parts.	AddWebPart AddWebPartToZone AssociateWorkflowMarkup ConvertWebPartFormat DeleteWebPart ExecuteProxyUpdates FetchLegalWorkflowActions GetAssemblyMetaData GetBindingResourceData GetCustomControlList GetDataFromDataSourceControl GetFormCapabilityFromDataSourceControl GetSafeAssemblyInfo GetWebPart GetWebPart2 GetWebPartCrossPageCompatibility GetWebPartPage GetWebPartPageConnectionInfo GetWebPartPageDocument GetWebPartProperties GetWebPartProperties2 GetXmlDataFromDataSource RemoveWorkflowAssociation RenderWebPartForEdit SaveWebPart SaveWebPart2 ValidateWorkflowMarkupAndCreateSupportObjects
Webs http://<Site>/_vti_bin/Webs.asmx Provides methods for working with sites and subsites.	CreateContentType CustomizeCss DeleteContentType GetActivatedFeatures GetAllSubWebCollection GetColumns GetContentType GetContentTypes GetCustomizedPageStatus GetListTemplates GetWeb GetWebCollection RemoveContentTypeXmlDocument RevertAllFileContentStreams RevertCss RevertFileContentStream UpdateColumns UpdateContentType UpdateContentTypeXmlDocument WebUrlFromPageUrl