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Windows SharePoint Services Web Services

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Windows SharePoint Services 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.

Service

Description

websvcAdministration

Provides methods for managing a deployment of Windows SharePoint Services, such as for creating or deleting sites.

websvcAlerts

Provides methods for working with alerts for list items in a SharePoint site.

websvcAuthentication

Provides classes for logging on to a SharePoint site that is using forms-based authentication.

websvcCopy

Provides methods for copying items between locations in Windows SharePoint Services.

websvcDocumentWorkspace

Provides methods for managing Document Workspace sites and the data they contain.

websvcForms

Provides methods for returning forms used in the user interface when working with the contents of a list.

websvcImaging

Provides methods that enable you to create and manage picture libraries.

websvcListDataRetrieval

Provides a method for performing queries against lists in Windows SharePoint Services.

websvcLists

Provides methods for working with lists and list data.

websvcMeetings

Provides methods that enable you to create and manage Meeting Workspace sites.

websvcPeople

Provides methods for working with security groups.

websvcPermissions

Provides methods for working with the permissions for a site or list.

websvcSharepointDirectoryManagementService

Provides methods for remotely managing distribution groups.

websvcSiteData

Provides methods that return metadata or list data from sites or lists in Windows SharePoint Services.

websvcSites

Provides a method for returning information about the site templates for a site collection.

websvcSPSearch

Provides methods for remotely performing searches within a Windows SharePoint Services deployment.

websvcUsersGroups

Provides methods for working with users, site groups, and cross-site groups.

websvcVersions

Provides methods for working with file versions.

websvcViews

Provides methods for working with views of lists.

websvcWebPartPages

Provides methods to send and retrieve Web Part information to and from Web services.

websvcWebs

Provides methods for working with sites and subsites.

See Also

Tasks

Walkthrough: Creating a Custom Web Service