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Microsoft Surface

Microsoft Surface is a line of touchscreen-based personal computers and accessories designed and developed by Microsoft. Surface provides enterprise management APIs through UEFI configuration and Intune integration for managing Surface devices at scale.

Microsoft Surface publishes 1 API on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Device Management, Hardware, Microsoft, and Surface.

Microsoft Surface’s developer surface includes developer portal, documentation, support, engineering blog, and 6 more developer resources.

19.0/100 emerging ▬ flat Agent 3/100 human only Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-08-25 · rubric v0.14.0
AccessFreemium
1 APIs
Device ManagementHardwareMicrosoftSurface

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scored 2026-08-25 · rubric v0.14.0
Composite quality — 19.0/100 · emerging
Contract Quality 0.0 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 5.2 / 20
Access Clarity 7.4 / 20
Operational Transparency 1.4 / 13
Contract Governance 0.0 / 12
Discoverability 5.0 / 10
Agent readiness — 3/100 · human only
Machine-Readable Contract 0 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 0 / 10
Documented Reversibility 0 / 6
MCP Server 0 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 0 / 10
Idempotency 0 / 9
Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8
Request/Response Examples 0 / 7
Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7
Typed Event Surface 0 / 6
Agent Skills 0 / 5
Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4
Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3
A2A Agent Card 0 / 8
Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4
Delegated User Identity 0 / 6
Protected Resource Metadata 0 / 5
Registration Without a Human 0 / 6
Agentic Commerce Surface 0 / 5
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APIs 1

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Surface Management API

The Surface Management API provides enterprise management capabilities for Surface devices through UEFI configuration, firmware updates, and Intune integration. IT administrator...

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Microsoft Surface Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

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Microsoft Surface Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

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Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑
aid: microsoft-surface
name: Microsoft Surface
description: Microsoft Surface is a line of touchscreen-based personal computers and accessories designed and developed by
  Microsoft. Surface provides enterprise management APIs through UEFI configuration and Intune integration for managing Surface
  devices at scale.
type: Index
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Freemium
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/microsoft-surface.png
tags:
- Device Management
- Hardware
- Microsoft
- Surface
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/microsoft-surface/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2024-01-01'
modified: '2026-04-28'
specificationVersion: '0.23'
apis:
- aid: microsoft-surface:management-api
  name: Surface Management API
  tags:
  - Device Management
  - Firmware
  - Surface
  - UEFI
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/surface/surface-enterprise-management-mode
  properties:
  - url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/surface/surface-enterprise-management-mode
    type: Documentation
  description: The Surface Management API provides enterprise management capabilities for Surface devices through UEFI configuration,
    firmware updates, and Intune integration. IT administrators can configure device settings, manage security features, deploy
    firmware updates, and control hardware components programmatically.
common:
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/microsoft-surface-domain-security.yml
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/microsoft
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/microsoft-surface
- type: Portal
  url: https://portal.azure.com/
- type: Website
  url: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/surface
- type: Documentation
  url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/surface/
- 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/surface
- type: Integrations
  url: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/marketplace
- url: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/s/gxcuf89792/rss/board?board.id=SurfaceITPro
  type: Blog
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.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com

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