There was an error downloading metadata from the address
问题 I am trying to add service reference. There was an error downloading metadata from the address this is the error which is being displayed again and again? Please help 回答1: There are atleast 4 possibilities: The metadata exchange mex endpoint is not defined metadata exchange is not enabled You are using the wrong address You are being blocked by some security setting Try the url in a browser to see that it returns a wsdl 回答2: You may also just need to build / rebuild the project. 回答3: It was