Microsoft Copilot

name: Microsoft Copilot
description: Microsoft Copilot is an AI-powered assistant that helps users with productivity tasks, content generation, and
  information retrieval across Microsoft 365 applications and services.
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: true
  public: false
  label: Freemium · Self-serve signup
  confidence: high
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-copilot/assets/images/copilot-icon.png
url: https://copilot.microsoft.com
created: '2024-01-15'
modified: '2026-05-19'
specificationVersion: '0.18'
kind: contract
access: 3rd-Party
tags:
- Agents
- AI Assistant
- Artificial Intelligence
- Chatbot
- Copilot
- Extensibility
- Generative AI
- Microsoft 365
- Productivity
apis:
- name: Microsoft 365 Copilot Connectors API
  description: API for building custom connectors that bring external data into Microsoft Graph to enhance Microsoft 365 Copilot
    experiences including search and retrieval augmented generation.
  humanURL: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365-copilot/extensibility/overview-copilot-connector
  baseURL: https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0
  tags:
  - Connectors
  - External Data
  - Indexing
  - Microsoft Graph
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/connecting-external-content-connectors-api-overview
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/api/resources/connectors-api-overview?view=graph-rest-1.0
    title: Connectors API Reference
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/custom-connector-sdk-sample-overview
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/custom-connector-sdk-overview
- name: Microsoft Copilot Studio API
  description: APIs for building, publishing, and integrating custom agents and copilots using Microsoft Copilot Studio, including
    Direct Line API for connecting web and custom applications.
  humanURL: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-copilot-studio/
  baseURL: https://directline.botframework.com
  tags:
  - Agents
  - Bots
  - Copilot Studio
  - Direct Line
  - Low-Code
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-copilot-studio/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/rest-api/bot-framework-rest-direct-line-3-0-api-reference?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
    title: Direct Line API Reference
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-copilot-studio/configure-web-security
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-copilot-studio/publication-connect-bot-to-custom-application
- aid: microsoft-copilot:microsoft-copilot-change-notifications-api
  name: Microsoft Copilot Change Notifications API
  description: Subscribe to change notifications for Copilot interactions across Microsoft 365.
  humanURL: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/copilot/
  baseURL: https://api.copilot.microsoft.com
  tags:
  - Change Notifications
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/microsoft-copilot-change-notifications-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/copilot/overview
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/copilot/authentication
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/copilot/get-started
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/api/overview
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/use-the-api
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365-copilot/extensibility/copilot-apis-overview
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365-copilot/extensibility/api/ai-services/retrieval/overview
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365-copilot/extensibility/api/ai-services/chat/overview
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365-copilot/extensibility/sdks/api-libraries
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/microsoft-copilot-interaction-schema.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/microsoft-copilot-context.jsonld
- aid: microsoft-copilot:microsoft-copilot-chat-api
  name: Microsoft Copilot Chat API
  description: Programmatically start and continue conversations with Microsoft 365 Copilot using enterprise search and web
    search grounding. Preview API.
  humanURL: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/copilot/
  baseURL: https://api.copilot.microsoft.com
  tags:
  - Chat
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/microsoft-copilot-chat-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/copilot/overview
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/copilot/authentication
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/copilot/get-started
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/api/overview
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/use-the-api
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365-copilot/extensibility/copilot-apis-overview
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365-copilot/extensibility/api/ai-services/retrieval/overview
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365-copilot/extensibility/api/ai-services/chat/overview
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365-copilot/extensibility/sdks/api-libraries
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/microsoft-copilot-interaction-schema.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/microsoft-copilot-context.jsonld
- aid: microsoft-copilot:microsoft-copilot-interaction-export-api
  name: Microsoft Copilot Interaction Export API
  description: Export and archive user interactions with Copilot across Microsoft 365 applications for compliance and auditing.
  humanURL: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/copilot/
  baseURL: https://api.copilot.microsoft.com
  tags:
  - Interaction Export
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/microsoft-copilot-interaction-export-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/copilot/overview
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/copilot/authentication
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/copilot/get-started
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/api/overview
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/use-the-api
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365-copilot/extensibility/copilot-apis-overview
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365-copilot/extensibility/api/ai-services/retrieval/overview
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365-copilot/extensibility/api/ai-services/chat/overview
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365-copilot/extensibility/sdks/api-libraries
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/microsoft-copilot-interaction-schema.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/microsoft-copilot-context.jsonld
- aid: microsoft-copilot:microsoft-copilot-retrieval-api
  name: Microsoft Copilot Retrieval API
  description: Retrieve relevant text chunks from SharePoint, OneDrive, and Copilot connectors content for Retrieval Augmented
    Generation (RAG) scenarios.
  humanURL: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/copilot/
  baseURL: https://api.copilot.microsoft.com
  tags:
  - Retrieval
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/microsoft-copilot-retrieval-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/copilot/overview
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/copilot/authentication
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/copilot/get-started
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/api/overview
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/use-the-api
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365-copilot/extensibility/copilot-apis-overview
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365-copilot/extensibility/api/ai-services/retrieval/overview
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365-copilot/extensibility/api/ai-services/chat/overview
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365-copilot/extensibility/sdks/api-libraries
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/microsoft-copilot-interaction-schema.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/microsoft-copilot-context.jsonld
- aid: microsoft-copilot:microsoft-copilot-search-api
  name: Microsoft Copilot Search API
  description: Perform hybrid search (semantic and lexical) across OneDrive for work or school content using natural language
    queries. Preview API.
  humanURL: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/copilot/
  baseURL: https://api.copilot.microsoft.com
  tags:
  - Search
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/microsoft-copilot-search-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/copilot/overview
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/copilot/authentication
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/copilot/get-started
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/api/overview
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/use-the-api
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365-copilot/extensibility/copilot-apis-overview
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365-copilot/extensibility/api/ai-services/retrieval/overview
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365-copilot/extensibility/api/ai-services/chat/overview
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365-copilot/extensibility/sdks/api-libraries
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/microsoft-copilot-interaction-schema.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/microsoft-copilot-context.jsonld
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
common:
- type: PostmanWorkspace
  url: https://www.postman.com/kinlaneapi/microsoft-copilot/overview
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/microsoft-copilot-agentic-access.yml
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/microsoft-copilot-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/microsoft-copilot-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/microsoft-copilot-authentication.yml
- type: OAuthScopes
  url: scopes/microsoft-copilot-scopes.yml
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/microsoftcopilot
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/copilot/get-started
- type: Authentication
  url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory/develop/
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/legal/terms-of-use
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-us/privacystatement
- type: Pricing
  url: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-copilot/pricing
- type: Support
  url: https://support.microsoft.com/copilot
- type: Blog
  url: https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/tag/copilot/
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://status.microsoft.com
- type: Portal
  url: https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/copilot
- type: SDKs
  url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365-copilot/extensibility/sdks/api-libraries
- type: CodeExamples
  url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365-copilot/extensibility/samples
- type: ChangeLog
  url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/copilot/microsoft-365/release-notes
- type: ReleaseNotes
  url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365-copilot/extensibility/whats-new
- type: Security
  url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/copilot/microsoft-365/microsoft-365-copilot-privacy
- type: GitHubRepository
  url: https://github.com/microsoft/CopilotStudioSamples
- type: Features
  data:
  - name: Retrieval API
    description: Retrieve relevant enterprise content from Microsoft 365 using AI-powered retrieval augmented generation with
      permissions and sensitivity label awareness.
  - name: Search API
    description: Perform semantic search across Microsoft 365 content including SharePoint, OneDrive, and Exchange with AI-enhanced
      ranking.
  - name: Chat API
    description: Programmatically start and continue conversations with Microsoft 365 Copilot grounded in enterprise and web
      search data.
  - name: Interaction Export
    description: Export and audit Copilot interaction history across the organization for compliance and governance purposes.
  - name: Change Notifications
    description: Subscribe to real-time notifications for Copilot interactions and events across Microsoft 365.
  - name: Copilot Studio
    description: Low-code platform for building custom agents, copilots, and conversational AI experiences.
  - name: Connectors
    description: Bring external data into Microsoft Graph to enhance Copilot search and retrieval capabilities.
  - name: Extensibility
    description: Extend Copilot with custom plugins, agents, and API integrations using declarative or code-first approaches.
- type: UseCases
  data:
  - name: Enterprise Knowledge Retrieval
    description: Build applications that retrieve relevant enterprise content from Microsoft 365 while respecting permissions
      and compliance controls.
  - name: AI-Assisted Productivity
    description: Integrate Copilot capabilities into line-of-business applications for document summarization, drafting, and
      data analysis.
  - name: Custom Agent Development
    description: Create domain-specific AI agents using Copilot Studio that automate workflows and answer questions from custom
      data sources.
  - name: Compliance and Governance
    description: Monitor and audit Copilot usage across the organization with interaction history export and change notifications.
- type: Integrations
  data:
  - name: Microsoft 365
    description: Deep integration with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, and other Microsoft 365 applications.
  - name: Microsoft Graph
    description: Access organizational data through the Microsoft Graph API for retrieval, search, and chat capabilities.
  - name: Azure Active Directory
    description: Enterprise authentication and authorization using Azure AD with OAuth 2.0 and OIDC.
  - name: Power Platform
    description: Connect Copilot with Power Automate, Power Apps, and Power BI for end-to-end workflow automation.