How to get the wsdl file from a webservice's URL

By postfixing the URL with ?WSDL

If the URL is for example:

http://webservice.example:1234/foo

You use:

http://webservice.example:1234/foo?WSDL

And the wsdl will be delivered.

to get the WSDL (Web Service Description Language) from a Web Service URL.

Is possible from SOAP Web Services:

http://www.w3schools.com/xml/tempconvert.asmx

to get the WSDL we have only to add ?WSDL , for example:

http://www.w3schools.com/xml/tempconvert.asmx?WSDL

Its only possible to get the WSDL if the webservice is configured to deliver it. Therefor you have to specify a serviceBehavior and enable httpGetEnabled:

<serviceBehaviors>
    <behavior name="BindingBehavior">
        <serviceMetadata httpGetEnabled="true" />
        <serviceDebug includeExceptionDetailInFaults="true" />
    </behavior>
</serviceBehaviors>

In case the webservice is only accessible via https you have to enable httpsGetEnabled instead of httpGetEnabled.