How to get the wsdl file from a webservice's URL

Question

I want to get the WSDL file for a webservice and the only thing I have is its URL (like webservice.example/foo).

If I use the URL directly only an error response is

Answer 1

To download the wsdl from a url using Developer Command Prompt for Visual Studio, run it in Administrator mode and enter the following command:

 svcutil /t:metadata http://[your-service-url-here]

You can now consume the downloaded wsdl in your project as you see fit.