# SMB File Server API

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/microsoft-windows-server/smb-file-server-api/  
**Provider:** Microsoft Windows Server — https://apis.io/providers/microsoft-windows-server/  
**Base URL:** https://localhost  
**Documentation:** https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/storage/file-server/file-server-smb-overview

SMB File Server 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 File Sharing, Network Storage, SMB, and Storage. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes API documentation.

Server Message Block protocol APIs and WMI management classes for managing file shares, share access, and network file sharing across Windows Server environments.

## Machine-readable artifacts (1)

- **Documentation** — https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/storage/file-server/file-server-smb-overview

## 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/)
- [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/)
- [Windows Event Log API](https://apis.io/apis/microsoft-windows-server/windows-event-log-api/)

## Tags

File Sharing, Network Storage, SMB, Storage

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