62.1 About the APEX_WEB_SERVICE API
Use the APEX_WEB_SERVICE API to invoke a Web service and examine the response anywhere you can use PL/SQL in Oracle APEX.
The following are examples of when you might use the
APEX_WEB_SERVICE API:
- When you want to invoke a Web service by using an On Demand Process using Ajax.
- When you want to invoke a Web service as part of an Authentication Scheme.
- When you want to invoke a Web service as part of a validation.
- When you need to pass a large binary parameter to a Web service that is base64 encoded.
Enable network services that are disabled by default in Oracle Database 11g release 2 (11.2) and newer. See Enabling Network Services in Oracle Database in Oracle APEX Installation Guide.