Microsoft Windows 10

Microsoft Windows 10 Animations API

The Animations API from Microsoft Windows 10 — 1 operation(s) for animations.

Documentation GitHub OpenAPI

Documentation

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/uwp/api/

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/uwp/get-started/

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/apiindex/windows-api-list

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/desktop-programming

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/uwp/design/shell/tiles-and-notifications/adaptive-interactive-toasts

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/ai/windows-ml/api-reference

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/ai/windows-ml/get-started

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/uwp/api/windows.storage

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/uwp/files/

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cortana/voice-commands/vcd

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/uwp/api/windows.ui.input.inking

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/uwp/design/input/pen-and-stylus-interactions

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/uwp/composition/visual-layer

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/uwp/composition/using-the-visual-layer-with-xaml

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/directx

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/getting-started-with-directx-graphics

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/apps/develop/audio-video-camera

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/medfound/audio-video-capture-in-media-foundation

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/uwp/networking/which-networking-technology

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/uwp/devices-sensors/bluetooth-dev-faq

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/bluetooth/bluetooth-programming-with-windows-sockets

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/uwp/api/windows.devices.geolocation

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/sensorsapi/introduction-to-the-sensor-and-location-platform-in-windows

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/apps/develop/security/windows-hello

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/apps/develop/security/windows-hello-auth-service

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/apps/winui/winui2/

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/apps/winui/winui2/getting-started

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/apps/windows-app-sdk/applifecycle/background-tasks

Specifications

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/microsoft-windows-10/refs/heads/main/openapi/microsoft-windows-10-animations-api-openapi.yml

Other Resources

https://github.com/Microsoft/Windows-universal-samples

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/uwp/api/

https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/downloads/windows-10-sdk/

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/

https://github.com/microsoft/Windows-classic-samples

https://github.com/WindowsNotifications/quickstart-sending-local-toast-win10

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/uwp/api/windows.ui.notifications

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/ai/windows-ml/tutorials

https://github.com/Microsoft/Windows-Machine-Learning

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/uwp/files/best-practices-for-writing-to-files

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cortana/voice-commands/voicecommand-design-guidelines

https://github.com/Microsoft/Windows-universal-samples/tree/master/Samples/SimpleInk

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/uwp/api/windows.ui.composition

https://github.com/microsoft/Windows.UI.Composition-Win32-Samples

https://github.com/microsoft/DirectX-Graphics-Samples

https://microsoft.github.io/DirectX-Specs/

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/uwp/api/windows.media.capture

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/uwp/api/windows.networking.sockets

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/samples/microsoft/windows-universal-samples/websocket/

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/_bluetooth/

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/locationapi/windows-location-api-portal

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/samples/microsoft/windows-universal-samples/geolocation/

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/uwp/api/windows.devices.sensors

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security/identity-protection/hello-for-business/webauthn-apis

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/winui/api/microsoft.ui.xaml.controls

https://github.com/microsoft/microsoft-ui-xaml

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/samples/microsoft/windows-universal-samples/backgroundtask/

OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Microsoft Windows 10 Windows Background Tasks Accelerometer Animations API
  description: API for running code in the background when an application is suspended or not running. Based on the Windows.ApplicationModel.Background namespace, it supports time-triggered, system-triggered, and maintenance-triggered background tasks. Key classes include BackgroundTaskBuilder, BackgroundTaskRegistration, SystemTrigger, TimeTrigger, and BackgroundTaskCompletedEventArgs.
  version: 1.0.0
  contact:
    name: Microsoft Developer Support
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/apps/windows-app-sdk/applifecycle/background-tasks
  license:
    name: Microsoft Software License
    url: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/legal/terms-of-use
servers:
- url: https://api.windows.com
  description: Windows Platform API
tags:
- name: Animations
paths:
  /composition/animations:
    post:
      operationId: createAnimation
      summary: Microsoft Windows 10 Create a composition animation
      description: Creates a composition animation using Compositor factory methods such as CreateScalarKeyFrameAnimation, CreateVector3KeyFrameAnimation, CreateColorKeyFrameAnimation, or CreateExpressionAnimation. Animations drive property changes on visuals over time with easing functions.
      tags:
      - Animations
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/CreateAnimationRequest'
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Animation created successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/CompositionAnimation'
        '400':
          description: Invalid animation parameters
components:
  schemas:
    CreateAnimationRequest:
      type: object
      properties:
        type:
          type: string
          enum:
          - ScalarKeyFrame
          - Vector2KeyFrame
          - Vector3KeyFrame
          - ColorKeyFrame
          - QuaternionKeyFrame
          - Expression
        duration:
          type: string
          description: ISO 8601 duration
        targetProperty:
          type: string
          description: Target property name (e.g., Offset, Opacity, Scale)
        keyFrames:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              normalizedProgressKey:
                type: number
                format: float
                description: Progress key (0.0 to 1.0)
              value:
                type: object
                description: Value at this key frame
              easingFunction:
                type: string
                enum:
                - Linear
                - CubicBezier
                - StepEasing
        expression:
          type: string
          description: Expression string (for Expression animations)
      required:
      - type
    CompositionAnimation:
      type: object
      description: A composition animation
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        type:
          type: string
          enum:
          - ScalarKeyFrame
          - Vector2KeyFrame
          - Vector3KeyFrame
          - ColorKeyFrame
          - QuaternionKeyFrame
          - Expression
          description: Animation type
        duration:
          type: string
          description: ISO 8601 duration
        iterationBehavior:
          type: string
          enum:
          - Count
          - Forever
        targetProperty:
          type: string
          description: Property being animated
externalDocs:
  description: Background Tasks Documentation
  url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/apps/windows-app-sdk/applifecycle/background-tasks