Yes, MarkLogic includes a full HTTP client and server so you can create and consume web services. In XQuery this would look like: xdmp:http-get("http://earth

Yes, MarkLogic includes a full HTTP client and server so you can create and consume web services. In XQuery this would look like: xdmp:http-get("http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/feed/v1.0/summary/2.5_month.geojson") or in the upcoming release, you'll be able to do the same in server-side JavaScript (embedded V8): xdmp.httpGet("http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/feed/v1.0/summary/2.5_month.geojson"); (Full disclosure: I’m a Product Manager at MarkLogic.) I find this really convenient for quickly standing up web services and doing ETL-type logic that runs close to the data in the database.