Activity › Forums › Salesforce® Discussions › What is WSDL file in SOAP API in Salesforce? Tagged: API, Objects, Protocol, Salesforce API, Salesforce SOAP API, Web Service, WSDL, XML Format Salesforce® Discussions What is WSDL file in SOAP API in Salesforce? Posted by Anuj on January 27, 2020 at 12:50 PM What is WSDL file in SOAP API in Salesforce? Udit replied 6 years, 4 months ago 2 Members · 1 Reply APIObjectsProtocolSalesforce APISalesforce SOAP APIWeb ServiceWSDLXML Format 1 Reply Udit Member January 27, 2020 at 1:33 PM Hello Anuj, WSDL stands for Web Services Description Language. WSDL file is basically a map to understand how to use API. WSDL contains bindings, protocols and objects to make API calls. It comes in an XML format which tells us how to communicate using a web service. Log In to reply. Public All Members My Connections Only Me PublicAll MembersMy ConnectionsOnly Me Public All Members My Connections Only Me