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Preparatory Tasks

Here are the first things to do so you can get started created your client application.

Have a SOAP development environment (one that consumes a WSDL) installed and ready to use.
Contact your Zuora representative to obtain information on accessing the Zuora server, and to obtain access credentials (a login name and password). The Zuora server provides an administrative application that you can use to set certain global properties and to manually perform all the actions that you can perform using the API. When a field in this documentation is said to have its values set in the administrative (Admin) application, this is the application that is meant.
Contact your Zuora representative for information on accessing the Zuora Sandbox. You can use the Sandbox to try out code before putting it into production.
For coding purposes, you will need the URL for Zuora's Web Services Description Language (WSDL) file. The WSDL is essential to using the API; it defines the interface to Zuora's Web services. Obtain the URL from your Zuora representative. To obtain the WSDL file itself, access the Sandbox. The Sandbox is also the best way to make sure you are using the latest version of the WSDL. (For more information on the Zuora WSDL, see Understanding the Zuora WSDL.)
Import the WSDL file into your development environment. Using the WSDL, your development environment can generate an API to access the Zuora Web services. Your development environment may have a wizard for importing WSDLs; if so, use it. Instructions for importing the WSDL into an Apache Axis Java environment are provided on this page.
From the Sandbox Welcome page, download and review the Zuora reference implementation (a working sample application that uses this API). The reference application is available in Java, .NET, PHP, and XML.

If desired, and if you downloaded the Java version and have a Java environment, run the reference implementation as described on this page.
Using this documentation as a reference, start coding.
Updates are made every Friday to the Sandbox pages and the release notes (available through the Sandbox Welcome page). Be sure to check these pages regularly.

Preparatory Tasks

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