Microsoft Visio

Visio JavaScript API

JavaScript API for building add-ins and extending Visio functionality in the browser with access to documents, pages, shapes, and comments.

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Documentation

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Documentation
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/javascript/api/visio
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APIReference
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/javascript/api/visio?view=visio-js-1.1
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GettingStarted
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/office/dev/add-ins/visio/visio-add-ins-overview

Code Examples

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CodeExamples
https://github.com/OfficeDev/Office-Add-in-samples

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APIsJSON
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/microsoft-visio/refs/heads/main/apis.yml

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API entry from apis.yml

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
name: Visio JavaScript API
description: JavaScript API for building add-ins and extending Visio functionality in the browser with
  access to documents, pages, shapes, and comments.
humanURL: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/javascript/api/visio
baseURL: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/javascript/api/visio
tags:
- Add-Ins
- Browser
- JavaScript
- Office Add-Ins
properties:
- type: Documentation
  url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/javascript/api/visio
- type: APIReference
  url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/javascript/api/visio?view=visio-js-1.1
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/office/dev/add-ins/visio/visio-add-ins-overview
- type: CodeExamples
  url: https://github.com/OfficeDev/Office-Add-in-samples