Microsoft Power Virtual Agents

aid: microsoft-power-virtual-agents
name: Microsoft Power Virtual Agents
description: Microsoft Power Virtual Agents, now Microsoft Copilot Studio, is Microsoft's low-code platform for building AI
  agents and conversational chatbots inside the Power Platform. Agents are connected to custom applications through the Bot
  Framework Direct Line 3.0 API at directline.botframework.com, using tokens issued by the agent, and are governed by per-Dataverse-environment
  request quotas and Copilot Credits billing.
type: Index
deliveryModel:
  model: saas
  open_source: false
  commercial: true
  callable_host: true
  label: Hosted service · you call their endpoint
  confidence: high
  source:
  - openapi
  - pricing
  generated: '2026-08-28'
  method: derived
accessModel:
  pricing: paid
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Paid
  confidence: high
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  - rate-limits
  - security
  generated: '2026-11-13'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/microsoft-power-virtual-agents.png
tags:
- Chatbots
- Conversational AI
- Copilot Studio
- Microsoft
- Direct Line
- Bot Framework
- Low-Code
url: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-copilot/microsoft-copilot-studio
created: '2024-01-01'
modified: '2026-11-12'
specificationVersion: '0.23'
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
common:
- type: Spectral
  url: rules/microsoft-power-virtual-agents-rules.yml
- type: JSONLD
  url: json-ld/microsoft-power-virtual-agents-context.jsonld
- type: Vocabulary
  url: vocabulary/microsoft-power-virtual-agents-vocabulary.yml
- type: AgentSkill
  url: skills/_index.yml
- type: DataModel
  url: data-model/microsoft-power-virtual-agents-data-model.yml
- type: Conventions
  url: conventions/microsoft-power-virtual-agents-conventions.yml
- type: Lifecycle
  url: lifecycle/microsoft-power-virtual-agents-lifecycle.yml
- type: Conformance
  url: conformance/microsoft-power-virtual-agents-conformance.yml
- type: LLMsTxt
  url: llms/microsoft-power-virtual-agents-llms.txt
- type: SecurityTxt
  url: well-known/microsoft-power-virtual-agents-security.txt
- type: WellKnown
  url: well-known/microsoft-power-virtual-agents-well-known.yml
- type: Hosts
  url: hosts/microsoft-power-virtual-agents-hosts.yml
- type: Vendors
  url: vendors/microsoft-power-virtual-agents-vendors.yml
- type: SDKs
  url: packages/microsoft-power-virtual-agents-packages.yml
- type: Packages
  url: packages/microsoft-power-virtual-agents-packages.yml
- type: Security
  url: https://www.microsoft.com/security
- type: Roadmap
  url: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap
- type: Leadership
  url: https://news.microsoft.com/leadership
- type: ChangeLog
  url: https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/changelog
- type: Plans
  url: plans/microsoft-power-virtual-agents-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/microsoft-power-virtual-agents-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/microsoft-power-virtual-agents-finops.yml
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/microsoft-power-virtual-agents-agentic-access.yml
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/microsoft-power-virtual-agents-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/microsoft-power-virtual-agents-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/microsoft-power-virtual-agents-authentication.yml
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/microsoft
- type: Portal
  url: https://copilotstudio.microsoft.com/
- type: Website
  url: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-copilot/microsoft-copilot-studio
- type: Documentation
  url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-copilot-studio/
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-copilot-studio/fundamentals-get-started
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/legal/terms-of-use
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-us/privacystatement
- type: Support
  url: https://support.microsoft.com/
- type: Community
  url: https://community.powerplatform.com/forums/thread/?threadid=7de87c01-da4e-ef11-9f89-7c1e52206d8b
- type: Integrations
  url: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/marketplace
- url: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/s/gxcuf89792/rss/board?board.id=copilot-studio-blog
  type: Blog
- type: UsageTerms
  url: terms/microsoft-power-virtual-agents-terms-of-service.yml
- type: DataProcessing
  url: privacy/microsoft-power-virtual-agents-privacy-policy.yml
- type: Eligibility
  url: eligibility/microsoft-power-virtual-agents-eligibility.yml
- type: AIPreferences
  url: ai-preferences/microsoft-power-virtual-agents-ai-preferences.yml
- type: DataLicense
  url: data-license/microsoft-power-virtual-agents-data-license.yml
apis:
- aid: microsoft-power-virtual-agents:direct-line-api
  name: Copilot Studio Direct Line API
  tags:
  - Chatbots
  - Conversational AI
  - Direct Line
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  baseURL: https://directline.botframework.com/
  humanURL: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-copilot-studio/publication-connect-bot-to-custom-application
  properties:
  - url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-copilot-studio/publication-connect-bot-to-custom-application
    type: Documentation
  description: The Copilot Studio Direct Line API enables custom applications to communicate with bots built in Microsoft
    Copilot Studio (formerly Power Virtual Agents). It provides REST endpoints for starting conversations, sending messages,
    receiving bot responses, and managing conversation sessions for custom channel integrations.
- aid: microsoft-power-virtual-agents:bot-management-api
  name: Copilot Studio Bot Management API
  tags:
  - Administration
  - Bot Management
  - Copilot Studio
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-copilot-studio/
  properties:
  - url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-copilot-studio/
    type: Documentation
  description: The Copilot Studio management capabilities enable programmatic configuration and deployment of conversational
    AI agents. Developers can manage topics, entities, authentication settings, and channel configurations through Power Platform
    APIs and Dataverse integration.
- aid: microsoft-power-virtual-agents:microsoft-power-virtual-agents-conversations-api
  name: Microsoft Power Virtual Agents Conversations API
  description: The Conversations API from Microsoft Power Virtual Agents — 3 operation(s) for conversations.
  humanURL: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-copilot-studio/publication-connect-bot-to-custom-application
  baseURL: https://directline.botframework.com/
  tags:
  - Conversations
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/microsoft-power-virtual-agents-conversations-api-openapi.yml
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/microsoft-power-virtual-agents-activity-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/microsoft-power-virtual-agents-conversation-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/microsoft-power-virtual-agents-activity-set-schema.json
- aid: microsoft-power-virtual-agents:microsoft-power-virtual-agents-tokens-api
  name: Microsoft Power Virtual Agents Tokens API
  description: The Tokens API from Microsoft Power Virtual Agents — 2 operation(s) for tokens.
  humanURL: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-copilot-studio/publication-connect-bot-to-custom-application
  baseURL: https://directline.botframework.com/
  tags:
  - Tokens
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/microsoft-power-virtual-agents-tokens-api-openapi.yml
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/microsoft-power-virtual-agents-token-response-schema.json
integrations:
- name: Microsoft
- name: Two people looking at a computer.
- name: This is placeholder text for
- name: IDC
- name: Nationwide
- name: RSA company
- name: Teleperformance
- name: A woman smiling at a laptop
- name: A man holding a laptop.
x-parent: power-platform
x-relationship: product
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-11-12'
  status: enriched
  artifacts_added: 6
  pass: local-v6