# TypeScript Compiler API

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/microsoft-typescript/compiler-api/  
**Provider:** Microsoft TypeScript — https://apis.io/providers/microsoft-typescript/  
**Documentation:** https://github.com/microsoft/TypeScript/wiki/Using-the-Compiler-API

TypeScript Compiler API is one of 2 APIs that [Microsoft TypeScript](https://apis.io/providers/microsoft-typescript/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network. Tagged areas include Compiler, Language Tools, and TypeScript. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes API documentation.

The TypeScript Compiler API provides programmatic access to the TypeScript compiler for parsing, analyzing, and transforming TypeScript and JavaScript code. Developers can create custom linters, code generators, documentation tools, and IDE integrations using the AST manipulation and type checking capabilities.

## Machine-readable artifacts (2)

- **Documentation** — https://github.com/microsoft/TypeScript/wiki/Using-the-Compiler-API
- **APIsJSON** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/microsoft-typescript/refs/heads/main/apis.yml

## Other Microsoft TypeScript APIs (1)

- [TypeScript Language Service API](https://apis.io/apis/microsoft-typescript/language-service-api/)

## Tags

Compiler, Language Tools, TypeScript

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