NRE Darwin Web Service (Public): Difference between revisions

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About

The Darwin Web Service (Public) is a SOAP API which allows quick and easy access to arrivals and departures from a rail station. It is the same web service which powers the Live Departure Boards website.

Having problems with the API? Check out the troubleshooting notes.

API

The API uses SOAP, which is not necessarily a developer's first choice. Check out the Huxley API proxy, which can be used to put a lightweight JSON endpoint in front of the API.

SOAP Endpoint

Sample code

SOAP query for use in Postman
PHP library by railalefan

National Rail Enquiries Data Feeds
Data Feeds	About the Feeds • Darwin Webservice (Public) • Darwin Webservice (Staff) • Historical Service Performance • Push Port • KnowledgeBase • DTD • Locations (PoC) • Real Time Journey Planner
LDB API	About
LDB-SV API	About
HSP	About
DTD	About • Fares • Timetable
Push Port	About • XML Schemas • Schedules • Associations • Train Status • Station Messages • Alarms • Train Order • Train Alerts • Formations • Formation loading

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 == API ==
-The API uses [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SOAP SOAP]], which is not necessarily a developer's first choice.  Check out the [https://unop.uk/dev/huxley-rail-api-proxy/ Huxley] API proxy, which can be used to put a lightweight JSON endpoint in front of the API.
+The API uses [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SOAP SOAP], which is not necessarily a developer's first choice.  Check out the [https://unop.uk/dev/huxley-rail-api-proxy/ Huxley] API proxy, which can be used to put a lightweight JSON endpoint in front of the API.
 * [https://lite.realtime.nationalrail.co.uk/OpenLDBWS/ SOAP Endpoint]