# LDAP Protocol Interface

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/microsoft-active-directory/ldap-protocol-interface/  
**Provider:** Microsoft Active Directory — https://apis.io/providers/microsoft-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 8 APIs that [Microsoft Active Directory](https://apis.io/providers/microsoft-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 (4)

- **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
- **APIsJSON** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/microsoft-active-directory/refs/heads/main/apis.yml

## Other Microsoft Active Directory APIs (7)

- [PowerShell Active Directory Module](https://apis.io/apis/microsoft-active-directory/powershell-active-directory-module/)
- [Azure AD Graph API (Deprecated)](https://apis.io/apis/microsoft-active-directory/azure-ad-graph-api-deprecated/)
- [Microsoft Active Directory Applications API](https://apis.io/apis/microsoft-active-directory/microsoft-active-directory-applications-api/)
- [Microsoft Active Directory Directory Roles API](https://apis.io/apis/microsoft-active-directory/microsoft-active-directory-directory-roles-api/)
- [Microsoft Active Directory Groups API](https://apis.io/apis/microsoft-active-directory/microsoft-active-directory-groups-api/)
- [Microsoft Active Directory Service Principals API](https://apis.io/apis/microsoft-active-directory/microsoft-active-directory-service-principals-api/)
- [Microsoft Active Directory Users API](https://apis.io/apis/microsoft-active-directory/microsoft-active-directory-users-api/)

## Tags

Directory, LDAP, Protocol, Query

---

Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/apis/microsoft-active-directory/ldap-protocol-interface/). The API's provider profile, Kin Score and agent-readiness rating are at https://apis.io/providers/microsoft-active-directory/.