# LDAP Protocol Interface

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/active-directory/ldap-protocol-interface/  
**Provider:** Microsoft Active Directory — https://apis.io/providers/active-directory/  
**Base URL:** ldap://[domain-controller]:389  
**Documentation:** https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/windows/desktop/ldap/lightweight-directory-access-protocol-ldap-api

LDAP Protocol Interface is one of 18 APIs that [Microsoft Active Directory](https://apis.io/providers/active-directory/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network. Tagged areas include Directory, LDAP, Protocol, and Query. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes API documentation.

Lightweight Directory Access Protocol interface for querying and modifying Active Directory.

## Machine-readable artifacts (3)

- **Documentation** — https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/ad/active-directory-ldap
- **Protocol Specification** — https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc4511
- **Examples** — https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/ad/example-code-for-searching-active-directory

## Other Microsoft Active Directory APIs (12)

- [Microsoft Graph Devices API](https://apis.io/apis/active-directory/microsoft-graph-devices-api/)
- [Microsoft Graph Directory Roles and Administrative Units API](https://apis.io/apis/active-directory/microsoft-graph-directory-roles-and-administrative-units-api/)
- [Microsoft Graph Conditional Access API](https://apis.io/apis/active-directory/microsoft-graph-conditional-access-api/)
- [Microsoft Graph Identity Governance API](https://apis.io/apis/active-directory/microsoft-graph-identity-governance-api/)
- [Microsoft Graph Identity Protection API](https://apis.io/apis/active-directory/microsoft-graph-identity-protection-api/)
- [Microsoft Graph Authentication Methods API](https://apis.io/apis/active-directory/microsoft-graph-authentication-methods-api/)
- [Microsoft Graph Identity and Access Reports API](https://apis.io/apis/active-directory/microsoft-graph-identity-and-access-reports-api/)
- [Microsoft Active Directory App Role Assignments API](https://apis.io/apis/active-directory/active-directory-app-role-assignments-api/)
- [Microsoft Active Directory Applications API](https://apis.io/apis/active-directory/active-directory-applications-api/)
- [Microsoft Active Directory Groups API](https://apis.io/apis/active-directory/active-directory-groups-api/)
- [Microsoft Active Directory Members API](https://apis.io/apis/active-directory/active-directory-members-api/)
- [Microsoft Active Directory Owners API](https://apis.io/apis/active-directory/active-directory-owners-api/)

## Tags

Directory, LDAP, Protocol, Query

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