# SQL Server Management Objects (SMO)

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/sql-server/sql-server-management-objects-smo/  
**Provider:** Microsoft SQL Server APIs — https://apis.io/providers/sql-server/  
**Documentation:** https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/relational-databases/server-management-objects-smo/

SQL Server Management Objects (SMO) is one of 21 APIs that [Microsoft SQL Server APIs](https://apis.io/providers/sql-server/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network. Tagged areas include .NET, Automation, Management, and SMO. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes API documentation.

.NET API for programmatically managing SQL Server instances and databases.

## Machine-readable artifacts (2)

- **Documentation** — https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/relational-databases/server-management-objects-smo/
- **NuGet Package** — https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.SqlServer.SqlManagementObjects/

## Other Microsoft SQL Server APIs APIs (12)

- [SQL Server Database Engine API](https://apis.io/apis/sql-server/sql-server-database-engine-api/)
- [SQL Server REST API](https://apis.io/apis/sql-server/sql-server-rest-api/)
- [SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) API](https://apis.io/apis/sql-server/sql-server-reporting-services-ssrs-api/)
- [ODBC Driver for SQL Server](https://apis.io/apis/sql-server/odbc-driver-for-sql-server/)
- [JDBC Driver for SQL Server](https://apis.io/apis/sql-server/jdbc-driver-for-sql-server/)
- [SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS) API](https://apis.io/apis/sql-server/sql-server-analysis-services-ssas-api/)
- [Azure SQL Database REST API](https://apis.io/apis/sql-server/azure-sql-database-rest-api/)
- [Azure SQL Managed Instance REST API](https://apis.io/apis/sql-server/azure-sql-managed-instance-rest-api/)
- [SQL Server External REST Endpoint Invocation](https://apis.io/apis/sql-server/sql-server-external-rest-endpoint-invocation/)
- [Data API Builder for SQL Server](https://apis.io/apis/sql-server/data-api-builder-for-sql-server/)
- [ADO.NET Provider for SQL Server (Microsoft.Data.SqlClient)](https://apis.io/apis/sql-server/adonet-provider-for-sql-server-microsoftdatasqlclient/)
- [OLE DB Driver for SQL Server](https://apis.io/apis/sql-server/ole-db-driver-for-sql-server/)

## Tags

.NET, Automation, Management, SMO

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