Are asmx webservices compatible with REST?

I was just wondering are asmx files compatible with REST style requests?

I have some asmx files which need to service some third-party programs whi开发者_C百科ch are setup to send REST requests, not SOAP.

First of all, you should not be using ASMX for new service development: you should use WCF instead. It's much easier with WCF to have the same service handle both SOAP and REST-style endpoints.

The closest that an ASMX service will get to REST is that it can be configured to permit a GET or POST request, in which case it will return plain XML, with no SOAP envelope.

See Configuration Options.

But if you're trying to get "true REST" from ASMX, then you're out of luck.