Sharepoint 2007 Web Services

The SharePoint environment includes built-in Web services that can be used to work with areas of the SharePoint object model remotely. Each Web application Web service is installed in the _vti_bin directory, which maps to the following file system location:

%COMMONPROGRAMFILES%\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\ISAPI

Most of these web services can be found at http://localhost/_vti_bin [common services] and http://localhost:12345/_vti_bin [admin services]

Name	Description
Alerts	Provides methods for working with alerts for list items in a SharePoint site.
Area Web service	Deprecated Web service. Provides an area interface for remote clients.
Authentication Web service	Provides ability for Web services to operate in conjunction with forms authentication.
BDC Fields ResolverWeb service	BDC Fields Resolver Web service for client applications. Reserved for internal use only.
BDC Web service	Business Data Catalog metadata Web service. Reserved for internal use only.
CMS Content Area Toolbox InfoWeb service	Designed for use by the Microsoft Office SharePoint Designer client to use.
Copy Web service	Provides methods for copying items between locations in the SharePoint environment.
List Data Retrieval Web service	Provides a method for performing queries against lists in Windows SharePoint Services.
Document WorkspaceWeb service	Provides methods for managing Document Workspace sites and the data they contain.
Excel Services Web service	Provides methods to call Excel Services remotely or to work as a callback for Web Parts.
Forms Web service	Provides methods for returning forms used in the user interface when working with the contents of a list.
Forms Services proxy Web service	Provides methods for Forms Services to proxy requests to remote data sources from Web-based forms.
Forms Services Web service	Provides methods to call Forms Services remotely or to work as a callback for Web-based forms.
Imaging Web service	Provides methods that enable you to create and manage picture libraries.
Lists Web service	Provides methods for working with lists and list data.
Meetings Web service	Provides methods that enable you to create and manage Meeting Workspace sites.
Official File Web service	Provides methods for sending files to a records repository.
People Web service	Provides methods for working with security groups.
Permissions Web service	Provides methods for working with the permissions for a site or list.
Published Links Web service	Office system client applications and other applications can obtain the list of published links on the server that are targeted to the current user.
Publishing Service Web service	Provides methods to remotely work with the publishing service.
Search Web service	Allows access to Enterprise Search results from client applications and Web applications outside of the context of a SharePoint site.
SharePoint Directory Management Web service	Provides methods for remotely managing distribution groups.
Sites Web service	Provides methods for returning information about the site templates for a site collection.
Slide Library Web service	Provides methods for slide library callbacks or remote publishing of slides.
Search Crawl Web service	Provides methods for remote Office SharePoint Server 2007 server farms to crawl a local farm.
Search Web service	Provides methods for remotely performing searches within a Windows SharePoint Services deployment.
Users and Groups Web service	Provides methods for working with users, site groups, and cross-site groups.
User Profile ChangeWeb service	Provides methods to query the user profiles change log remotely.
User Profile Web service	Provides a user profile interface for remote clients.
Versions Web service	Provides methods for working with file versions.
Views Web service	Provides methods for working with views of lists.
Web Part Pages Web service	Provides the methods to send information to and retrieve information from Web services.
Webs Web service	Provides methods for working with sites and subsites.
Workflow Web service	Provides methods to work with workflows.

Here is a snapshot of these services when accessed from visual studio

moss web services