Microsoft Visio API

Microsoft Visio API Application API

Operations for controlling the Visio application host settings

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Visio JavaScript Application API
  description: The Visio JavaScript API enables building Office Add-ins that interact with Visio diagrams embedded in classic SharePoint Online pages. The API provides access to document elements including pages, shapes, hyperlinks, comments, shape data items, and shape views. Developers can create visual overlays, register mouse event handlers, read shape text and shape data, and control application settings. The API uses a request context and proxy object pattern with batch execution via Visio.run() and context.sync().
  version: '1.1'
  contact:
    name: Microsoft Office Dev
    url: https://developer.microsoft.com/office
    email: officedevfeedback@microsoft.com
  license:
    name: Microsoft APIs Terms of Use
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/legal/microsoft-apis/terms-of-use
  termsOfService: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/legal/terms-of-use
servers:
- url: https://appsforoffice.microsoft.com/embedded/1.0
  description: Visio Office Add-ins embedded endpoint
security:
- EmbeddedSession: []
tags:
- name: Application
  description: Operations for controlling the Visio application host settings
paths:
  /document/application:
    get:
      operationId: getApplication
      summary: Get Application
      description: Returns the Visio application host settings for the embedded session, including toolbar visibility and other UI configuration options.
      tags:
      - Application
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Application settings object
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Application'
        '500':
          description: Internal server error
    patch:
      operationId: updateApplication
      summary: Update Application Settings
      description: Updates Visio application settings such as toolbar visibility for the current embedded session.
      tags:
      - Application
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApplicationUpdate'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Updated application settings
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Application'
        '400':
          description: Invalid request body
        '500':
          description: Internal server error
components:
  schemas:
    Application:
      type: object
      description: Represents the Visio application host settings
      properties:
        showToolbars:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether toolbars are displayed in the Visio application
    ApplicationUpdate:
      type: object
      description: Partial update to application settings
      properties:
        showToolbars:
          type: boolean
          description: Set to false to hide toolbars
  securitySchemes:
    EmbeddedSession:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: X-Embedded-Session
      description: Visio EmbeddedSession token obtained via OfficeExtension.EmbeddedSession initialization
externalDocs:
  description: Visio JavaScript API Documentation
  url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/office/dev/add-ins/visio/visio-overview