Developers may utilize the SOAP web service, which validates the filing data from the .fec file and returns a link in which to view validation results.
The web service expects two parameters, an email address and a *.fec file as an attachment.
- If the file is under 20MB, the validation results will be displayed immediately. Detailed results will be available in the returned link.
- If the file is over 20MB and below 100MB, Web Check will acknowledge the filing with a validation ID and send an e-mail once validation has been completed. The e-mail will include a link to the results.
- Files over 100MB cannot be processed by Web Check. For help with files of this size, please contact the EFO support team at (202) 694-1642.
Understanding WDSL
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<![CDATA[
<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
<wsdl:definitions xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:wsdl="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/wsdl/"
xmlns:tns="http://service.webcheck.efo.fec.gov/" xmlns:soap="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/wsdl/soap/"
xmlns:ns1="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/http" name="ValidateService"
targetNamespace="http://service.webcheck.efo.fec.gov/">
<wsdl:types>
<xs:schema xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:tns="http://service.webcheck.efo.fec.gov/"
attributeFormDefault="unqualified" elementFormDefault="unqualified"
targetNamespace="http://service.webcheck.efo.fec.gov/">
<xs:element name="validateFile" type="tns:validateFile"/>
<xs:element name="validateFileResponse" type="tns:validateFileResponse"/>
<xs:complexType name="validateFile">
<xs:sequence>
<xs:element minOccurs="0" name="arg0" type="xs:string"/>
<xs:element minOccurs="0" name="arg1" type="xs:base64Binary"/>
</xs:sequence>
</xs:complexType>
<xs:complexType name="validateFileResponse">
<xs:sequence>
<xs:element minOccurs="0" name="return" type="xs:string"/>
</xs:sequence>
</xs:complexType>
<xs:element name="Exception" type="tns:Exception"/>
<xs:complexType name="Exception">
<xs:sequence>
<xs:element minOccurs="0" name="message" type="xs:string"/>
</xs:sequence>
</xs:complexType>
</xs:schema>
</wsdl:types>
<wsdl:message name="validateFile">
<wsdl:part element="tns:validateFile" name="parameters">
</wsdl:part>
</wsdl:message>
<wsdl:message name="Exception">
<wsdl:part element="tns:Exception" name="Exception">
</wsdl:part>
</wsdl:message>
<wsdl:message name="validateFileResponse">
<wsdl:part element="tns:validateFileResponse" name="parameters">
</wsdl:part>
</wsdl:message>
<wsdl:portType name="ValidateService">
<wsdl:operation name="validateFile">
<wsdl:input message="tns:validateFile" name="validateFile">
</wsdl:input>
<wsdl:output message="tns:validateFileResponse" name="validateFileResponse">
</wsdl:output>
<wsdl:fault message="tns:Exception" name="Exception">
</wsdl:fault>
</wsdl:operation>
</wsdl:portType>
<wsdl:binding name="ValidateServiceSoapBinding" type="tns:ValidateService">
<soap:binding style="document" transport="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/http"/>
<wsdl:operation name="validateFile">
<soap:operation soapAction="" style="document"/>
<wsdl:input name="validateFile">
<soap:body use="literal"/>
</wsdl:input>
<wsdl:output name="validateFileResponse">
<soap:body use="literal"/>
</wsdl:output>
<wsdl:fault name="Exception">
<soap:fault name="Exception" use="literal"/>
</wsdl:fault>
</wsdl:operation>
</wsdl:binding>
<wsdl:service name="ValidateService">
<wsdl:port binding="tns:ValidateServiceSoapBinding" name="ValidateServicePort">
<soap:address location="https://efoservices.fec.gov/webcheck/services/validateFile"/>
</wsdl:port>
</wsdl:service>
</wsdl:definitions>
]]>
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- Definitions: ValidateService
- Port Type: "validateFile" operation contains input and output responses
- Binding: Directions to use SOAP transport protocol
- Service: Available at https://efoservices.fec.gov/webcheck/services/validateFile
- Port: Associates the binding with the URI https://efoservices.fec.gov/webcheck/services/validateFile Where the running service can be accessed.
Below are the few references to consume web service
Generate a JAX-WS Web Service Client from a WSDL file using Apache CXF
Developing a JAX-WS client from a WSDL file