# Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI)

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/microsoft-windows/windows-management-instrumentation-wmi/  
**Provider:** Microsoft Windows — https://apis.io/providers/microsoft-windows/

Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) is one of 8 APIs that [Microsoft Windows](https://apis.io/providers/microsoft-windows/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network. Tagged areas include Management, System Administration, Windows, and WMI. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes API documentation.

Infrastructure for management data and operations on Windows systems.

## Machine-readable artifacts (2)

- **Documentation** — https://docs.microsoft.com/windows/win32/wmisdk/wmi-reference
- **PowerShell Integration** — https://docs.microsoft.com/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.management/

## Other Microsoft Windows APIs (7)

- [Windows Runtime (WinRT) API](https://apis.io/apis/microsoft-windows/windows-runtime-winrt-api/)
- [Win32 API](https://apis.io/apis/microsoft-windows/win32-api/)
- [Windows PowerShell API](https://apis.io/apis/microsoft-windows/windows-powershell-api/)
- [Windows Registry API](https://apis.io/apis/microsoft-windows/windows-registry-api/)
- [Windows Shell API](https://apis.io/apis/microsoft-windows/windows-shell-api/)
- [DirectX Graphics API](https://apis.io/apis/microsoft-windows/directx-graphics-api/)
- [Windows Notification API](https://apis.io/apis/microsoft-windows/windows-notification-api/)

## Tags

Management, System Administration, Windows, WMI

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