# Active Directory Domain Services API

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/microsoft-windows-server/active-directory-domain-services-api/  
**Provider:** Microsoft Windows Server — https://apis.io/providers/microsoft-windows-server/  
**Base URL:** ldap://localhost:389  
**Documentation:** https://docs.microsoft.com/windows-server/identity/ad-ds/

Active Directory Domain Services API is one of 18 APIs that [Microsoft Windows Server](https://apis.io/providers/microsoft-windows-server/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network. Tagged areas include Active Directory, Authentication, Directory Services, and LDAP. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes API documentation.

LDAP and REST APIs for Active Directory management and authentication.

## Machine-readable artifacts (2)

- **Documentation** — https://docs.microsoft.com/windows/win32/ad/active-directory-domain-services
- **SDKs** — https://docs.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.directoryservices

## Other Microsoft Windows Server APIs (12)

- [Windows Server Management API](https://apis.io/apis/microsoft-windows-server/windows-server-management-api/)
- [Windows Remote Management (WinRM)](https://apis.io/apis/microsoft-windows-server/windows-remote-management-winrm/)
- [Hyper-V Management API](https://apis.io/apis/microsoft-windows-server/hyper-v-management-api/)
- [Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) API](https://apis.io/apis/microsoft-windows-server/windows-server-update-services-wsus-api/)
- [Windows Admin Center API](https://apis.io/apis/microsoft-windows-server/windows-admin-center-api/)
- [DNS Server Management API](https://apis.io/apis/microsoft-windows-server/dns-server-management-api/)
- [Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) API](https://apis.io/apis/microsoft-windows-server/windows-management-instrumentation-wmi-api/)
- [Remote Desktop Services API](https://apis.io/apis/microsoft-windows-server/remote-desktop-services-api/)
- [Failover Clustering API](https://apis.io/apis/microsoft-windows-server/failover-clustering-api/)
- [DHCP Server Management API](https://apis.io/apis/microsoft-windows-server/dhcp-server-management-api/)
- [SMB File Server API](https://apis.io/apis/microsoft-windows-server/smb-file-server-api/)
- [Windows Event Log API](https://apis.io/apis/microsoft-windows-server/windows-event-log-api/)

## Tags

Active Directory, Authentication, Directory Services, LDAP

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