Building integrations with SOAP-based APIs can initially seem complex, particularly for developers unfamiliar with SOAP, due to its verbose nature and numerous associated terms and acronyms like XML and WSDL. SOAP, which originally stood for "Simple Object Access Protocol," facilitates CRUD operations by defining a protocol for predictable communication between systems through web services comprised of operations that accept specific inputs and provide structured outputs. Despite its complexity, tools like SoapUI and Postman can simplify the process by parsing WSDL files and generating sample requests, while programming libraries in languages like NodeJS can automate much of the request and response handling. Further simplification can be achieved using embedded integration platforms as a service (iPaaS), which offer pre-built connectors and low-code integration builders to reduce the need for manual coding, making it easier to work with even complex SOAP-based APIs.