# Windows Runtime (WinRT) API

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/microsoft-windows/windows-runtime-winrt-api/  
**Provider:** Microsoft Windows — https://apis.io/providers/microsoft-windows/

Windows Runtime (WinRT) API is one of 8 APIs that [Microsoft Windows](https://apis.io/providers/microsoft-windows/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification. Tagged areas include Application, UWP, Windows, and WinRT. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes API documentation, an OpenAPI specification, and a getting-started guide.

Modern API for building Windows applications with support for multiple programming languages.

## Machine-readable artifacts (4)

- **Documentation** — https://docs.microsoft.com/windows/uwp/api/
- **OpenAPI** — https://api.windows.com/openapi.json
- **GettingStarted** — https://docs.microsoft.com/windows/uwp/get-started/
- **APIsJSON** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/microsoft-windows/refs/heads/main/apis.yml

## Other Microsoft Windows APIs (7)

- [Win32 API](https://apis.io/apis/microsoft-windows/win32-api/)
- [Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI)](https://apis.io/apis/microsoft-windows/windows-management-instrumentation-wmi/)
- [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

Application, UWP, Windows, WinRT

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