Which of the following APIs are most commonly used within a cloud environment?

The correct answer is B. SOAP and REST. Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) and Representational State Transfer (REST) are the most commonly used APIs within a cloud environment. Extensible Markup Language (XML) and Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) are both standards for exchanging encoded data between two…

Submitted by ahmad_uae· Apr 18, 2026Cloud Concepts, Architecture and Design

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AREST and SAML
BSOAP and REST
CREST and XML
DXML and SAML

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A
4% (1)
B
86% (24)
C
4% (1)
D
7% (2)

Explanation

Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) and Representational State Transfer (REST) are the most commonly used APIs within a cloud environment. Extensible Markup Language (XML) and Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) are both standards for exchanging encoded data between two parties, with XML being for more general use and SAML focused on authentication and authorization data.

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#Cloud APIs#REST#SOAP#Cloud integration

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