SVC File Documentation

Overview

Feature Value
File Extension .svc
Full Name WCF Web Service File
Primary Use Hosting Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) Services
File Format Text
MIME Type application/xml
Developed by Microsoft
Introduced .NET Framework 3.0
Language Written C#, VB.NET
Can be Opened With Visual Studio, Notepad, any text editor
Content Type Service Markup Language
Character Encoding UTF-8
Can be Generated By WCF Service Application Template in Visual Studio
Standard Compliant SOAP, RESTful APIs
Interoperability Cross-platform communication support
Security Supports WS-Security, SSL/TLS
Transport Protocols HTTP, TCP, Named Pipes, MSMQ
Message Format XML, JSON (with WebHttpBinding)
Usage Web Services, SOA (Service Oriented Architecture) Applications
File Path Example /services/MyService.svc
Common Operations Hosting, Consuming Services