import javax.xml.soap.*; MessageFactory messageFactory = MessageFactory.newInstance(); SOAPMessage soapMessage = messageFactory.createMessage(); SOAPEnvelope envelope = soapMessage.getSOAPPart().getEnvelope(); SOAPHeader header = envelope.getHeader(); SOAPBody body = envelope.getBody(); SOAPHeaderElement headerElement = header.addHeaderElement(envelope.createName("HeaderElement", "ns1", "http://example.com")); headerElement.addTextNode("Header value"); SOAPBodyElement bodyElement = body.addBodyElement(envelope.createName("BodyElement", "ns1", "http://example.com")); bodyElement.addTextNode("Body value"); SOAPConnectionFactory connectionFactory = SOAPConnectionFactory.newInstance(); SOAPConnection connection = connectionFactory.createConnection(); SOAPMessage response = connection.call(soapMessage, endpoint); SOAPEnvelope responseEnvelope = response.getSOAPPart().getEnvelope(); SOAPHeader responseHeader = responseEnvelope.getHeader(); SOAPBody responseBody = responseEnvelope.getBody(); Iterator<?> headerElements = responseHeader.getChildElements(); Iterator<?> bodyElements = responseBody.getChildElements(); while (headerElements.hasNext()) { SOAPHeaderElement headerElement = (SOAPHeaderElement) headerElements.next(); String headerValue = headerElement.getTextContent(); } while (bodyElements.hasNext()) { SOAPBodyElement bodyElement = (SOAPBodyElement) bodyElements.next(); String bodyValue = bodyElement.getTextContent(); }