# Remote Desktop Services API

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/microsoft-windows-server/remote-desktop-services-api/  
**Provider:** Microsoft Windows Server — https://apis.io/providers/microsoft-windows-server/  
**Base URL:** https://localhost  
**Documentation:** https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/termserv/terminal-services-portal

Remote Desktop 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 RDS, Remote Access, Remote Desktop, and Terminal Services. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes API documentation and an API reference.

Win32 API for managing Remote Desktop Services including session management, virtual channels, user configuration, and the Remote Desktop Protocol.

## Machine-readable artifacts (2)

- **Documentation** — https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/termserv/terminal-services-portal
- **APIReference** — https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/termserv/terminal-services-api-reference

## 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/)
- [Active Directory Domain Services API](https://apis.io/apis/microsoft-windows-server/active-directory-domain-services-api/)
- [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/)
- [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

RDS, Remote Access, Remote Desktop, Terminal Services

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