Magento 2.0 - Third Impression. Working with APIs

This my third article on my impressions with Magento 2.0. In this case I have to work with the Magento 2.0 SOAP API.

In one word summary. Experience is frustration to say the least.

1. Bad documentation

Why is documentation bad. The documentation has no valid example. All the examples are either missing, or incomplete or simply wrong.

2. Support Non-Existent

Searching for Magento 2.0 SOAP API on the Internet, will return either no-results, Magento 1 results. Or lots of people asking, and no one able to answer.

Well in the next year or so, this will deffinitely change, if people don't run away from Magento.

3. Magento 2 SOAP API Has Crazy Ammounts of Endpoints

Well SOAP endpoints are well just 105. Well done. You have outdone yourselves. And most of these have just 1 method.

Its incredible what amount of useless pile of crap, someone can create with enough time on their hands.

http://remiya.com/soap/default?wsdl&services=storeStoreRepositoryV1

http://remiya.com/soap/default?wsdl&services=storeGroupRepositoryV1

http://remiya.com/soap/default?wsdl&services=storeWebsiteRepositoryV1

http://remiya.com/soap/default?wsdl&services=storeStoreConfigManagerV1

http://remiya.com/soap/default?wsdl&services=directoryCurrencyInformationAcquirerV1

http://remiya.com/soap/default?wsdl&services=directoryCountryInformationAcquirerV1

http://remiya.com/soap/default?wsdl&services=backendModuleServiceV1

http://remiya.com/soap/default?wsdl&services=eavAttributeSetRepositoryV1

http://remiya.com/soap/default?wsdl&services=eavAttributeSetManagementV1

http://remiya.com/soap/default?wsdl&services=customerGroupRepositoryV1

http://remiya.com/soap/default?wsdl&services=customerGroupManagementV1

http://remiya.com/soap/default?wsdl&services=customerCustomerMetadataV1

http://remiya.com/soap/default?wsdl&services=customerAddressMetadataV1

http://remiya.com/soap/default?wsdl&services=customerCustomerRepositoryV1

http://remiya.com/soap/default?wsdl&services=customerAccountManagementV1

http://remiya.com/soap/default?wsdl&services=customerAddressRepositoryV1

http://remiya.com/soap/default?wsdl&services=cmsPageRepositoryV1

http://remiya.com/soap/default?wsdl&services=cmsBlockRepositoryV1

http://remiya.com/soap/default?wsdl&services=catalogProductRepositoryV1

http://remiya.com/soap/default?wsdl&services=catalogProductAttributeTypesListV1

http://remiya.com/soap/default?wsdl&services=catalogProductAttributeRepositoryV1

http://remiya.com/soap/default?wsdl&services=catalogCategoryAttributeRepositoryV1

http://remiya.com/soap/default?wsdl&services=catalogCategoryAttributeOptionManagementV1

http://remiya.com/soap/default?wsdl&services=catalogProductTypeListV1

http://remiya.com/soap/default?wsdl&services=catalogAttributeSetRepositoryV1

http://remiya.com/soap/default?wsdl&services=catalogAttributeSetManagementV1

http://remiya.com/soap/default?wsdl&services=catalogProductAttributeManagementV1

http://remiya.com/soap/default?wsdl&services=catalogProductAttributeGroupRepositoryV1

http://remiya.com/soap/default?wsdl&services=catalogProductAttributeOptionManagementV1

http://remiya.com/soap/default?wsdl&services=catalogProductMediaAttributeManagementV1

http://remiya.com/soap/default?wsdl&services=catalogProductAttributeMediaGalleryManagementV1

http://remiya.com/soap/default?wsdl&services=catalogProductTierPriceManagementV1

http://remiya.com/soap/default?wsdl&services=catalogCategoryRepositoryV1

http://remiya.com/soap/default?wsdl&services=catalogCategoryManagementV1

http://remiya.com/soap/default?wsdl&services=catalogProductCustomOptionTypeListV1

http://remiya.com/soap/default?wsdl&services=catalogProductCustomOptionRepositoryV1

http://remiya.com/soap/default?wsdl&services=catalogProductLinkTypeListV1

http://remiya.com/soap/default?wsdl&services=catalogProductLinkManagementV1

http://remiya.com/soap/default?wsdl&services=catalogProductLinkRepositoryV1

http://remiya.com/soap/default?wsdl&services=catalogCategoryLinkManagementV1

http://remiya.com/soap/default?wsdl&services=catalogCategoryLinkRepositoryV1

http://remiya.com/soap/default?wsdl&services=catalogProductWebsiteLinkRepositoryV1

http://remiya.com/soap/default?wsdl&services=searchV1

http://remiya.com/soap/default?wsdl&services=quoteCartRepositoryV1

http://remiya.com/soap/default?wsdl&services=quoteCartManagementV1

http://remiya.com/soap/default?wsdl&services=quoteGuestCartRepositoryV1

http://remiya.com/soap/default?wsdl&services=quoteGuestCartManagementV1

http://remiya.com/soap/default?wsdl&services=quoteShippingMethodManagementV1

http://remiya.com/soap/default?wsdl&services=quoteGuestShippingMethodManagementV1

http://remiya.com/soap/default?wsdl&services=quoteCartItemRepositoryV1

http://remiya.com/soap/default?wsdl&services=quoteGuestCartItemRepositoryV1

http://remiya.com/soap/default?wsdl&services=quotePaymentMethodManagementV1

http://remiya.com/soap/default?wsdl&services=quoteGuestPaymentMethodManagementV1

http://remiya.com/soap/default?wsdl&services=quoteBillingAddressManagementV1

http://remiya.com/soap/default?wsdl&services=quoteGuestBillingAddressManagementV1

http://remiya.com/soap/default?wsdl&services=quoteCouponManagement

V1http://remiya.com/soap/default?wsdl&services=quoteGuestCouponManagementV1

http://remiya.com/soap/default?wsdl&services=quoteCartTotalRepositoryV1

http://remiya.com/soap/default?wsdl&services=quoteGuestCartTotalManagementV1

http://remiya.com/soap/default?wsdl&services=quoteGuestCartTotalRepositoryV1

http://remiya.com/soap/default?wsdl&services=quoteCartTotalManagementV1

http://remiya.com/soap/default?wsdl&services=checkoutAgreementsCheckoutAgreementsRepositoryV1

http://remiya.com/soap/default?wsdl&services=bundleProductLinkManagementV1

http://remiya.com/soap/default?wsdl&services=bundleProductOptionRepositoryV1

http://remiya.com/soap/default?wsdl&services=bundleProductOptionTypeListV1

http://remiya.com/soap/default?wsdl&services=bundleProductOptionManagementV1

http://remiya.com/soap/default?wsdl&services=downloadableLinkRepositoryV1

http://remiya.com/soap/default?wsdl&services=downloadableSampleRepositoryV1

http://remiya.com/soap/default?wsdl&services=salesOrderRepositoryV1

http://remiya.com/soap/default?wsdl&services=salesOrderManagementV1

http://remiya.com/soap/default?wsdl&services=salesOrderAddressRepositoryV1

http://remiya.com/soap/default?wsdl&services=salesOrderItemRepositoryV1

http://remiya.com/soap/default?wsdl&services=salesInvoiceRepositoryV1

http://remiya.com/soap/default?wsdl&services=salesInvoiceManagementV1

http://remiya.com/soap/default?wsdl&services=salesInvoiceCommentRepositoryV1

http://remiya.com/soap/default?wsdl&services=salesCreditmemoManagementV1

http://remiya.com/soap/default?wsdl&services=salesCreditmemoRepositoryV1

http://remiya.com/soap/default?wsdl&services=salesCreditmemoCommentRepositoryV1

http://remiya.com/soap/default?wsdl&services=salesShipmentRepositoryV1

http://remiya.com/soap/default?wsdl&services=salesShipmentManagementV1

http://remiya.com/soap/default?wsdl&services=salesShipmentCommentRepositoryV1

http://remiya.com/soap/default?wsdl&services=salesShipmentTrackRepositoryV1

http://remiya.com/soap/default?wsdl&services=salesTransactionRepositoryV1

http://remiya.com/soap/default?wsdl&services=catalogInventoryStockRegistryV1

http://remiya.com/soap/default?wsdl&services=checkoutGuestShippingInformationManagementV1

http://remiya.com/soap/default?wsdl&services=checkoutShippingInformationManagementV1

http://remiya.com/soap/default?wsdl&services=checkoutTotalsInformationManagementV1

http://remiya.com/soap/default?wsdl&services=checkoutGuestTotalsInformationManagementV1

http://remiya.com/soap/default?wsdl&services=checkoutGuestPaymentInformationManagementV1

http://remiya.com/soap/default?wsdl&services=checkoutPaymentInformationManagementV1

http://remiya.com/soap/default?wsdl&services=integrationAdminTokenServiceV1

http://remiya.com/soap/default?wsdl&services=integrationCustomerTokenServiceV1

http://remiya.com/soap/default?wsdl&services=configurableProductLinkManagementV1

http://remiya.com/soap/default?wsdl&services=configurableProductConfigurableProductManagementV1

http://remiya.com/soap/default?wsdl&services=configurableProductOptionRepositoryV1

http://remiya.com/soap/default?wsdl&services=salesRuleRuleRepositoryV1

http://remiya.com/soap/default?wsdl&services=salesRuleCouponRepositoryV1

http://remiya.com/soap/default?wsdl&services=salesRuleCouponManagementV1

http://remiya.com/soap/default?wsdl&services=taxTaxRateRepositoryV1

http://remiya.com/soap/default?wsdl&services=taxTaxRuleRepositoryV1

http://remiya.com/soap/default?wsdl&services=taxTaxClassRepositoryV1

http://remiya.com/soap/default?wsdl&services=giftMessageCartRepositoryV1

http://remiya.com/soap/default?wsdl&services=giftMessageItemRepositoryV1

http://remiya.com/soap/default?wsdl&services=giftMessageGuestCartRepositoryV1

http://remiya.com/soap/default?wsdl&services=giftMessageGuestItemRepositoryV1

4. Magento 2 SOAP API is Inconsistent or With Crazy Syntax

Inconsistent structure. Sometimes you have "item" thrown at you. Sometimes you don't. Do not try to guess, you cannot. Read the documentation. Ooops. Did I mention documentation is missing or incorrect. I guess you are out of luck.

Crazy syntax. Deffinitely. See example below. A 5 dimensional array for simple search query. And did you see again the 2 useless "item" levels.

"filterGroups" => [
                    "item" => [
                        "filters" => [
                            "item" => [
                                "field" => "sku",
                                "value" => $sku,
                            ]
                        ]
                    ]
                ]

5. Errors All Over The Place

Trying to upload products returns all inconsistent and unhelpful messages, why it has failed.

Worst of them is called "General Error". And it returns guess what. Stack trace of all the Errors thrown by Magento 2.

Very helpful. Wow.

7. Magento 2 API Brings MySQL Down

As you API starts to work you will get messages like this:

[SoapFault]
SOAP-ERROR: Parsing WSDL: Couldn't load from 'http://remiya.com/soap/default?wsdl&services=catalogP
roductRepositoryV1' : failed to load external entity "http://remiya.com/soap/default?wsdl&services=
catalogProductRepositoryV1"

What is actually means your MySQL has died after you have uploaded several products. Outstanding Magento 2 crap.

Summary

Magento 2 API is inconsistent, full of errors, unhelpful piece of crap. It is one of the worst APIs I have seen in the last 15 years.

It even surpasses the terrible Google APIs with their crap OAuth authentication requirements.

Magento 2 is so memory hungry. Even simple operations on an empty Magento 2 store will will eat so much memory, that essential servces will be effectively shut down.

PS. Did I make Magento 2 SOAP API work at the end? Yes, I did, with days lost down the drain, upping up server memory, lots of investigation, trials and errors, etc, etc.

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