# Microsoft Bot Framework

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/microsoft-bot-framework/  
**Website:** https://dev.botframework.com/  
**APIs profiled:** 6

Microsoft Bot Framework provides APIs and SDKs for building conversational AI bots that work across multiple channels including Teams, Slack, and custom applications.

## Kin Score — 33.9 / 100 (thin)

Scored 2026-08-21 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 33.9).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 55.6 |
| Contract Quality | 49.0 |
| Governance | 0.0 |
| Contract Governance | 0.0 |
| Operational Transparency | 10.5 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 26.2 |
| Commercial Clarity | 47.4 |
| Access Clarity | 47.4 |

## Agent readiness — 33.2 (agent-aware)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | yes |
| Agentic Access | derived |
| Reversibility Documented | no |
| MCP Server | documented |
| Auth Clarity | yes |
| Idempotency | no |
| Error Semantics | no |
| OpenAPI Examples | no |
| Rate Limit Signal | documented |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | no |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | no |

## Access

Freemium · Self-serve signup — onboarding: self-serve, pricing: freemium, trial: no (confidence: high).

## APIs (6)

- **Direct Line API** — Custom applications communicate directly with bots through REST and WebSocket connections.
- **Bot Builder SDK** — Libraries for building conversational AI bots in C#, JavaScript, Python, and Java.
- **Microsoft Bot Framework Activities API** — The Activities API from Microsoft Bot Framework — 3 operation(s) for activities.
- **Microsoft Bot Framework Attachments API** — The Attachments API from Microsoft Bot Framework — 3 operation(s) for attachments.
- **Microsoft Bot Framework Conversations API** — The Conversations API from Microsoft Bot Framework — 1 operation(s) for conversations.
- **Microsoft Bot Framework Members API** — The Members API from Microsoft Bot Framework — 4 operation(s) for members.

## MCP servers (1)

- **MCP Server**

## Agentic access (1)

- **Microsoft Bot Framework Agentic Access** — 15 operations · 8 acting

## Security (2)

- **Microsoft Bot Framework Authentication** — http · 1 scheme
- **Microsoft Bot Framework Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

## Plans (1)

- **Microsoft Bot Framework Plans Pricing**

## Tags

Bots, Conversational AI, Messaging, Bot Framework, Direct Line

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/microsoft-bot-framework/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.