# Documentation for building an XML-RPC service with Rails 2

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/documentation-for-building-an-xml-rpc-service-with-rails-2/151195>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [October 17, 2008, 11:12pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/documentation-for-building-an-xml-rpc-service-with-rails-2/151195 "2008-10-17T23:12:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![helzer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/e19b73/32.png) [@helzer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/helzer)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2008, 11:12pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/documentation-for-building-an-xml-rpc-service-with-rails-2/151195/1 "2008-10-17T23:12:02Z")

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Hi,

I keep running into brick walls when trying to find up to date  
information on how to build and text XML-RPC API for my application,  
running Rails 2.

Anyone know if the ‘web services’ chapter for the Pragmatic “Agile Web  
Development With Rails Third Edition” is updated and contains reliable  
information?

Thanks,  
Amir

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**Author:** ![helzer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/e19b73/32.png) [@helzer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/helzer)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2008, 11:37pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/documentation-for-building-an-xml-rpc-service-with-rails-2/151195/2 "2008-10-17T23:37:11Z")

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Looks to me like there’s about a half a page on XML-RPC, at the  
beginning of the chapter on ActiveResource–it’s discussed as an  
alternative to ActiveResource. Not a ton there…

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**Author:** ![helzer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/e19b73/32.png) [@helzer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/helzer)\
**Post date:** [October 18, 2008, 2:09am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/documentation-for-building-an-xml-rpc-service-with-rails-2/151195/3 "2008-10-18T02:09:54Z")

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Hi Pardee,

I’ve ordered the book. It’s still in Beta, so maybe if I ask really  
nice they’ll add some meat there…

Thanks,  
Amir