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title: "Web Service Steps"
slug: "web-service-steps"
updated: 2023-02-14T19:55:47Z
published: 2023-02-14T19:55:47Z
canonical: "documentation.decisions.com/web-service-steps"
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# Web Service Steps

| Step Details |
| --- |
| **Introduced in Version** | 4.0.0 |
| **Last Modified in Version** | 7.12.0 |
| **Location** | Integration > Web Services |

Web Service steps are methods that can be integrated into a Flow. To add a Web Service within the Portal, navigate to the folder **System > Integrations > External Services** and click the ADD WEB SERVICE REFERENCE button, then supply the necessary details. The steps added to the Flow Designer depend on the Web Service itself; this article will go over the basic settings of the Web Service steps.

### Prerequisites

[Integrate with an External Web Service](https://documentation.decisions.com/v8/docs/en/integration-with-external-web-service)

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## Properties

#### Credentials

| Property | Description | Data Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Specify Credentials | Allows for the credentials to be specified within the Flow itself; this will override any credentials set when setting up the Web Service. | Boolean |
|  | Authentication Type | Choose from Basic Authentication or NTLM Authentication. | --- |
|  | Get Credentials from Flow Data | Setting this to true will allow the UserId and Password to be Inputs on the step, allowing them to be set with dynamic data at runtime. | Boolean |
|  | UserName | UserName to authenticate the connection. | String |
|  | Password | Password to authenticate the connection. | String |

#### Environment

| Property | Description | Data Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Get URL From Data | Setting this to true will allow the Web Service URL to be an Input on the step, allowing it to be set with dynamic data at runtime. | --- |
| Request Timeout | This allows users to specify a timeout for the request; if the request isn't successfully run in the time specified, the step will fail. Request Timeout is in seconds. | --- |

#### Inputs

| Property | Description | Data Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Web Service URL | *Only available if the Get URL From Data setting is true. | String |
| UserId | UserId to authenticate the connection. | String |
| Password | Password to authenticate the connection. | String |

#### Outputs

| Property | Description | Data Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Error Message | Provides a detailed error message based the error that was encountered. | String |

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Related Information

Articles: [Integration with External Web Services](https://documentation.decisions.com/v8/docs/en/integration-with-external-web-service)