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Microsoft Windows 10

Collection of APIs and developer resources for building applications on the Windows 10 platform, including Universal Windows Platform (UWP), Win32, and Windows Runtime APIs for desktop, mobile, and IoT applications.

Microsoft Windows 10 publishes 77 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Accelerometer API, Access API, Activation API, and 74 more. Tagged areas include Desktop, Operating System, UWP, Win32, and Windows.

The Microsoft Windows 10 catalog on APIs.io includes 1 JSON-LD context and 1 Spectral governance ruleset.

Microsoft Windows 10’s developer surface includes developer portal, documentation, getting-started guide, authentication, engineering blog, support, signup flow, and 31 more developer resources.

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Contract Quality 15.5 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 12.6 / 20
Commercial Clarity 14.7 / 20
Operational Transparency 8.9 / 13
Governance 7.0 / 12
Discoverability 7.6 / 10
Agent readiness — 31/100 · agent aware
Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10
MCP Server 0 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 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
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APIs 77

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

Microsoft Windows 10 Accelerometer API

The Accelerometer API from Microsoft Windows 10 — 1 operation(s) for accelerometer.

Microsoft Windows 10 Access API

The Access API from Microsoft Windows 10 — 2 operation(s) for access.

Microsoft Windows 10 Activation API

The Activation API from Microsoft Windows 10 — 1 operation(s) for activation.

Microsoft Windows 10 Animations API

The Animations API from Microsoft Windows 10 — 1 operation(s) for animations.

Microsoft Windows 10 API Categories API

The API Categories API from Microsoft Windows 10 — 1 operation(s) for api categories.

Microsoft Windows 10 App Data API

The App Data API from Microsoft Windows 10 — 1 operation(s) for app data.

Microsoft Windows 10 Attestation API

The Attestation API from Microsoft Windows 10 — 1 operation(s) for attestation.

Microsoft Windows 10 Authentication API

The Authentication API from Microsoft Windows 10 — 2 operation(s) for authentication.

Microsoft Windows 10 Availability API

The Availability API from Microsoft Windows 10 — 1 operation(s) for availability.

Microsoft Windows 10 Background Transfers API

The Background Transfers API from Microsoft Windows 10 — 1 operation(s) for background transfers.

Microsoft Windows 10 Badge Notifications API

The Badge Notifications API from Microsoft Windows 10 — 1 operation(s) for badge notifications.

Microsoft Windows 10 Barometer API

The Barometer API from Microsoft Windows 10 — 1 operation(s) for barometer.

Microsoft Windows 10 BLE Scanning API

The BLE Scanning API from Microsoft Windows 10 — 1 operation(s) for ble scanning.

Microsoft Windows 10 Change Tracking API

The Change Tracking API from Microsoft Windows 10 — 1 operation(s) for change tracking.

Microsoft Windows 10 Classes API

The Classes API from Microsoft Windows 10 — 2 operation(s) for classes.

Microsoft Windows 10 Collections API

The Collections API from Microsoft Windows 10 — 1 operation(s) for collections.

Microsoft Windows 10 Command Queues API

The Command Queues API from Microsoft Windows 10 — 1 operation(s) for command queues.

Microsoft Windows 10 Compass API

The Compass API from Microsoft Windows 10 — 1 operation(s) for compass.

Microsoft Windows 10 Connectivity API

The Connectivity API from Microsoft Windows 10 — 1 operation(s) for connectivity.

Microsoft Windows 10 Controls API

The Controls API from Microsoft Windows 10 — 2 operation(s) for controls.

Microsoft Windows 10 Credentials API

The Credentials API from Microsoft Windows 10 — 2 operation(s) for credentials.

Microsoft Windows 10 Devices API

The Devices API from Microsoft Windows 10 — 6 operation(s) for devices.

Microsoft Windows 10 Drawing Attributes API

The Drawing Attributes API from Microsoft Windows 10 — 1 operation(s) for drawing attributes.

Microsoft Windows 10 Effects API

The Effects API from Microsoft Windows 10 — 1 operation(s) for effects.

Microsoft Windows 10 Evaluation API

The Evaluation API from Microsoft Windows 10 — 1 operation(s) for evaluation.

Microsoft Windows 10 File Operations API

The File Operations API from Microsoft Windows 10 — 1 operation(s) for file operations.

Microsoft Windows 10 Files API

The Files API from Microsoft Windows 10 — 2 operation(s) for files.

Microsoft Windows 10 Folders API

The Folders API from Microsoft Windows 10 — 1 operation(s) for folders.

Microsoft Windows 10 Functions API

The Functions API from Microsoft Windows 10 — 2 operation(s) for functions.

Microsoft Windows 10 GATT Characteristics API

The GATT Characteristics API from Microsoft Windows 10 — 1 operation(s) for gatt characteristics.

Microsoft Windows 10 GATT Operations API

The GATT Operations API from Microsoft Windows 10 — 1 operation(s) for gatt operations.

Microsoft Windows 10 GATT Services API

The GATT Services API from Microsoft Windows 10 — 1 operation(s) for gatt services.

Microsoft Windows 10 Geofencing API

The Geofencing API from Microsoft Windows 10 — 1 operation(s) for geofencing.

Microsoft Windows 10 Gyrometer API

The Gyrometer API from Microsoft Windows 10 — 1 operation(s) for gyrometer.

Microsoft Windows 10 HTTP Client API

The HTTP Client API from Microsoft Windows 10 — 1 operation(s) for http client.

Microsoft Windows 10 Human Presence API

The Human Presence API from Microsoft Windows 10 — 1 operation(s) for human presence.

Microsoft Windows 10 Icons API

The Icons API from Microsoft Windows 10 — 1 operation(s) for icons.

Microsoft Windows 10 Inclinometer API

The Inclinometer API from Microsoft Windows 10 — 1 operation(s) for inclinometer.

Microsoft Windows 10 Libraries API

The Libraries API from Microsoft Windows 10 — 1 operation(s) for libraries.

Microsoft Windows 10 Light Sensor API

The Light Sensor API from Microsoft Windows 10 — 1 operation(s) for light sensor.

Microsoft Windows 10 Messages API

The Messages API from Microsoft Windows 10 — 1 operation(s) for messages.

Microsoft Windows 10 Models API

The Models API from Microsoft Windows 10 — 2 operation(s) for models.

Microsoft Windows 10 Namespaces API

The Namespaces API from Microsoft Windows 10 — 1 operation(s) for namespaces.

Microsoft Windows 10 Orientation API

The Orientation API from Microsoft Windows 10 — 1 operation(s) for orientation.

Microsoft Windows 10 Pedometer API

The Pedometer API from Microsoft Windows 10 — 1 operation(s) for pedometer.

Microsoft Windows 10 Photo Capture API

The Photo Capture API from Microsoft Windows 10 — 1 operation(s) for photo capture.

Microsoft Windows 10 Phrase Lists API

The Phrase Lists API from Microsoft Windows 10 — 1 operation(s) for phrase lists.

Microsoft Windows 10 Pipeline API

The Pipeline API from Microsoft Windows 10 — 1 operation(s) for pipeline.

Microsoft Windows 10 Position API

The Position API from Microsoft Windows 10 — 1 operation(s) for position.

Microsoft Windows 10 Presentation API

The Presentation API from Microsoft Windows 10 — 1 operation(s) for presentation.

Microsoft Windows 10 Preview API

The Preview API from Microsoft Windows 10 — 2 operation(s) for preview.

Microsoft Windows 10 Proximity API

The Proximity API from Microsoft Windows 10 — 1 operation(s) for proximity.

Microsoft Windows 10 Recognition API

The Recognition API from Microsoft Windows 10 — 2 operation(s) for recognition.

Microsoft Windows 10 Resources API

The Resources API from Microsoft Windows 10 — 1 operation(s) for resources.

Microsoft Windows 10 Responses API

The Responses API from Microsoft Windows 10 — 1 operation(s) for responses.

Microsoft Windows 10 RFCOMM API

The RFCOMM API from Microsoft Windows 10 — 1 operation(s) for rfcomm.

Microsoft Windows 10 Scheduled Notifications API

The Scheduled Notifications API from Microsoft Windows 10 — 1 operation(s) for scheduled notifications.

Microsoft Windows 10 Sensors API

The Sensors API from Microsoft Windows 10 — 1 operation(s) for sensors.

Microsoft Windows 10 Service Connections API

The Service Connections API from Microsoft Windows 10 — 1 operation(s) for service connections.

Microsoft Windows 10 Sessions API

The Sessions API from Microsoft Windows 10 — 2 operation(s) for sessions.

Microsoft Windows 10 Strokes API

The Strokes API from Microsoft Windows 10 — 2 operation(s) for strokes.

Microsoft Windows 10 Structures API

The Structures API from Microsoft Windows 10 — 1 operation(s) for structures.

Microsoft Windows 10 Styles API

The Styles API from Microsoft Windows 10 — 1 operation(s) for styles.

Microsoft Windows 10 Surfaces API

The Surfaces API from Microsoft Windows 10 — 1 operation(s) for surfaces.

Microsoft Windows 10 Tasks API

The Tasks API from Microsoft Windows 10 — 2 operation(s) for tasks.

Microsoft Windows 10 TCP Sockets API

The TCP Sockets API from Microsoft Windows 10 — 1 operation(s) for tcp sockets.

Microsoft Windows 10 Themes API

The Themes API from Microsoft Windows 10 — 1 operation(s) for themes.

Microsoft Windows 10 Tile Notifications API

The Tile Notifications API from Microsoft Windows 10 — 1 operation(s) for tile notifications.

Microsoft Windows 10 Toast Notifications API

The Toast Notifications API from Microsoft Windows 10 — 2 operation(s) for toast notifications.

Microsoft Windows 10 Tracking API

The Tracking API from Microsoft Windows 10 — 1 operation(s) for tracking.

Microsoft Windows 10 Triggers API

The Triggers API from Microsoft Windows 10 — 1 operation(s) for triggers.

Microsoft Windows 10 UDP Sockets API

The UDP Sockets API from Microsoft Windows 10 — 1 operation(s) for udp sockets.

Microsoft Windows 10 Video Recording API

The Video Recording API from Microsoft Windows 10 — 2 operation(s) for video recording.

Microsoft Windows 10 Visits API

The Visits API from Microsoft Windows 10 — 1 operation(s) for visits.

Microsoft Windows 10 Visuals API

The Visuals API from Microsoft Windows 10 — 1 operation(s) for visuals.

Microsoft Windows 10 Voice Commands API

The Voice Commands API from Microsoft Windows 10 — 2 operation(s) for voice commands.

Microsoft Windows 10 WebSockets API

The WebSockets API from Microsoft Windows 10 — 1 operation(s) for websockets.

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Postman Collections 17

Ready-to-run Postman collections for exercising this provider's APIs.

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Open Collections 17

Open, tool-agnostic API collections (OpenAPI-derived and Bruno).

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Arazzo Workflows 10

Multi-step API workflows described with the Arazzo specification.

Microsoft Windows 10 Register Background Task with Access

Confirm background access, request it when unspecified, register a time-triggered background task, and read back its details.

ARAZZO

Microsoft Windows 10 Bluetooth LE Read GATT Characteristic

Discover a paired BLE device, drill into its GATT services and characteristics, and read a characteristic value.

ARAZZO

Microsoft Windows 10 Geolocation Access and Current Position

Check location permission, request it when unspecified, and then read the device's current geographic position.

ARAZZO

Microsoft Windows 10 Create and Confirm Geofence

Ensure location access, create a circular geofence, and confirm it appears among the active geofences.

ARAZZO

Microsoft Windows 10 Media Capture Photo

Pick a camera, initialize a capture session, start the preview, and capture a photo to a file.

ARAZZO

Microsoft Windows 10 Windows ML Load and Evaluate Model

Load an ONNX model, create a hardware-accelerated evaluation session, and run an inference against bound inputs.

ARAZZO

Microsoft Windows 10 Schedule Grouped Toast Notification

Create a toast notification collection, schedule a future toast, and confirm it appears in the pending list.

ARAZZO

Microsoft Windows 10 Storage Read and Update File

List files in a known folder, inspect the first file, read its text content, and write updated content back.

ARAZZO

Microsoft Windows 10 Windows Hello Enroll Key Credential

Confirm Windows Hello is available, create a passwordless key credential, and retrieve its TPM attestation for server registration.

ARAZZO

Microsoft Windows 10 Windows Hello Step-Up Sign Challenge

Verify the user with biometrics or PIN, open their key credential, and sign a server challenge for step-up authentication.

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Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

Semantic Vocabularies 1

JSON-LD contexts and semantic vocabularies used across these APIs.

Microsoft Windows 10 Context

0 classes · 28 properties

JSON-LD

Spectral Rules 1

Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.

Microsoft Windows 10 API Rules

6 rules · 4 warnings 2 info

SPECTRAL

JSON Schema 154

Standalone JSON Schema definitions for this provider's data models.

AccelerometerReading

4 properties

JSON SCHEMA

ActivationRequest

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

ActivationResult

3 properties

JSON SCHEMA

ApiCategory

5 properties

JSON SCHEMA

AttestationResult

3 properties

JSON SCHEMA

BackgroundAccessStatus

1 properties

JSON SCHEMA

BackgroundDownloadRequest

4 properties

JSON SCHEMA

BackgroundTask

4 properties

JSON SCHEMA

BackgroundTaskDetail

8 properties

JSON SCHEMA

BackgroundTransferOperation

5 properties

JSON SCHEMA

BadgeNotification

3 properties

JSON SCHEMA

BadgeNotificationRequest

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

BarometerReading

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

BLEScanRequest

3 properties

JSON SCHEMA

BLEScanSession

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Windows 10 Bluetooth Device

10 properties

JSON SCHEMA

BluetoothDevice

6 properties

JSON SCHEMA

BluetoothDeviceDetail

9 properties

JSON SCHEMA

BoundingRect

4 properties

JSON SCHEMA

CaptureDevice

6 properties

JSON SCHEMA

CapturedPhoto

5 properties

JSON SCHEMA

CaptureSession

4 properties

JSON SCHEMA

ClassEvent

3 properties

JSON SCHEMA

ClassMethod

5 properties

JSON SCHEMA

ClassProperty

4 properties

JSON SCHEMA

CommandQueue

3 properties

JSON SCHEMA

CompassReading

4 properties

JSON SCHEMA

CompositionAnimation

5 properties

JSON SCHEMA

CompositionEffect

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

CompositionSurface

4 properties

JSON SCHEMA

CompositionVisual

9 properties

JSON SCHEMA

CreateAnimationRequest

5 properties

JSON SCHEMA

CreateCommandQueueRequest

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

CreateCredentialRequest

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

CreateEffectRequest

3 properties

JSON SCHEMA

CreateFolderRequest

3 properties

JSON SCHEMA

CreateGeofenceRequest

7 properties

JSON SCHEMA

CreateInkStrokeRequest

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

CreatePipelineStateRequest

7 properties

JSON SCHEMA

CreateResourceRequest

7 properties

JSON SCHEMA

CreateSessionRequest

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

CreateSurfaceRequest

4 properties

JSON SCHEMA

CreateSwapChainRequest

6 properties

JSON SCHEMA

CreateTcpSocketRequest

5 properties

JSON SCHEMA

CreateUdpSocketRequest

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

CreateVisualRequest

4 properties

JSON SCHEMA

CreateWebSocketRequest

4 properties

JSON SCHEMA

DatagramSocket

3 properties

JSON SCHEMA

DirectXResource

8 properties

JSON SCHEMA

EvaluationRequest

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

EvaluationResult

4 properties

JSON SCHEMA

FeatureDescriptor

6 properties

JSON SCHEMA

FileContent

4 properties

JSON SCHEMA

FluentIcon

4 properties

JSON SCHEMA

FunctionParameter

5 properties

JSON SCHEMA

FunctionRequirements

5 properties

JSON SCHEMA

GattCharacteristic

4 properties

JSON SCHEMA

GattReadResult

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

GattService

3 properties

JSON SCHEMA

GattWriteRequest

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

GattWriteResult

1 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Geocircle

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Geocoordinate

10 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Geofence

7 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Windows 10 Geolocation

3 properties

JSON SCHEMA

GeolocationAccessStatus

1 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Geoposition

3 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Geovisit

3 properties

JSON SCHEMA

GraphicsAdapter

7 properties

JSON SCHEMA

GraphicsAdapterDetail

11 properties

JSON SCHEMA

GyrometerReading

4 properties

JSON SCHEMA

HelloAvailability

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

HttpRequest

5 properties

JSON SCHEMA

HttpResponse

5 properties

JSON SCHEMA

HumanPresenceReading

6 properties

JSON SCHEMA

InclinometerReading

5 properties

JSON SCHEMA

InitializeCaptureRequest

5 properties

JSON SCHEMA

InkDrawingAttributes

7 properties

JSON SCHEMA

InkPoint

6 properties

JSON SCHEMA

InkRecognitionResult

4 properties

JSON SCHEMA

InkRecognizer

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

InkStroke

4 properties

JSON SCHEMA

InkStrokeDetail

5 properties

JSON SCHEMA

InstallVCDRequest

1 properties

JSON SCHEMA

KeyCredential

4 properties

JSON SCHEMA

LearningModel

8 properties

JSON SCHEMA

LearningModelDetail

9 properties

JSON SCHEMA

LearningModelDevice

3 properties

JSON SCHEMA

LearningModelSession

3 properties

JSON SCHEMA

LightSensorReading

3 properties

JSON SCHEMA

LoadModelRequest

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Windows 10 Machine Learning Model

8 properties

JSON SCHEMA

NetworkConnectivity

5 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Windows 10 Notification

12 properties

JSON SCHEMA

OrientationReading

3 properties

JSON SCHEMA

PedometerReading

4 properties

JSON SCHEMA

PhotoCaptureRequest

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

PhraseList

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

PipelineState

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

ProximityReading

3 properties

JSON SCHEMA

RecognitionRequest

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

RecordedMedia

6 properties

JSON SCHEMA

RegisterTaskRequest

5 properties

JSON SCHEMA

RfcommConnection

4 properties

JSON SCHEMA

RfcommConnectionRequest

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

ScheduledToastNotification

7 properties

JSON SCHEMA

ScheduledToastNotificationRequest

6 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Windows 10 Sensor Reading

3 properties

JSON SCHEMA

SensorInfo

4 properties

JSON SCHEMA

ServiceConnection

3 properties

JSON SCHEMA

ServiceConnectionRequest

1 properties

JSON SCHEMA

SignRequest

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

SignResult

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Windows 10 Storage Item

11 properties

JSON SCHEMA

StorageFile

7 properties

JSON SCHEMA

StorageFileDetail

10 properties

JSON SCHEMA

StorageFolder

4 properties

JSON SCHEMA

StorageLibrary

3 properties

JSON SCHEMA

StorageLibraryChange

4 properties

JSON SCHEMA

StreamSocket

6 properties

JSON SCHEMA

StyleResource

4 properties

JSON SCHEMA

SwapChain

5 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Theme

3 properties

JSON SCHEMA

TileNotification

3 properties

JSON SCHEMA

TileNotificationRequest

5 properties

JSON SCHEMA

ToastCollection

4 properties

JSON SCHEMA

ToastCollectionRequest

4 properties

JSON SCHEMA

ToastContent

3 properties

JSON SCHEMA

ToastNotification

7 properties

JSON SCHEMA

ToastNotificationRequest

7 properties

JSON SCHEMA

TrackingRequest

3 properties

JSON SCHEMA

TrackingSession

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

TriggerType

4 properties

JSON SCHEMA

UpdatePhraseListRequest

1 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Vector2

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Vector3

3 properties

JSON SCHEMA

VerifyUserRequest

1 properties

JSON SCHEMA

VerifyUserResult

1 properties

JSON SCHEMA

VideoRecordingRequest

3 properties

JSON SCHEMA

VoiceCommand

5 properties

JSON SCHEMA

VoiceCommandDefinition

3 properties

JSON SCHEMA

VoiceCommandResponseRequest

3 properties

JSON SCHEMA

VoiceCommandSet

4 properties

JSON SCHEMA

WebSocket

4 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Win32Function

6 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Win32FunctionDetail

7 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Win32Structure

4 properties

JSON SCHEMA

WindowMessage

5 properties

JSON SCHEMA

WinRTClass

6 properties

JSON SCHEMA

WinRTClassDetail

7 properties

JSON SCHEMA

WinRTNamespace

7 properties

JSON SCHEMA

WinUIControl

5 properties

JSON SCHEMA

WinUIControlDetail

9 properties

JSON SCHEMA

WriteFileRequest

3 properties

JSON SCHEMA

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JSON Structure 1

JSON Structure definitions describing this provider's data shapes.

Microsoft Windows 10 Structure

0 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Security Posture 2

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Microsoft Windows 10 Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Microsoft Windows 10 Vulnerability Disclosure

security.txt · contact published

SECURITY

Agentic Access 1

Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts for AI agents.

Microsoft Windows 10 Agentic Access

122 operations · 56 acting · 3 human-in-the-loop

122 operations · 56 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Get Started 4

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Documentation 8

Reference material describing how the API behaves

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Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

Design & Contract 11

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

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Build 3

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

Access & Security 3

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

Operate 4

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Commercial 2

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Company 2

The organization behind the API

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑
aid: microsoft-windows-10
name: Microsoft Windows 10
description: Collection of APIs and developer resources for building applications on the Windows 10 platform, including Universal
  Windows Platform (UWP), Win32, and Windows Runtime APIs for desktop, mobile, and IoT applications.
type: Index
accessModel:
  pricing: paid
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Paid
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/microsoft-windows-10.png
created: '2024-01-01'
modified: '2026-05-19'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
url: https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/
tags:
- Desktop
- Operating System
- UWP
- Win32
- Windows
apis:
- aid: microsoft-windows-10:microsoft-windows-10-accelerometer-api
  name: Microsoft Windows 10 Accelerometer API
  description: The Accelerometer API from Microsoft Windows 10 — 1 operation(s) for accelerometer.
  humanURL: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/uwp/
  baseURL: https://api.windows.com
  tags:
  - Accelerometer
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/microsoft-windows-10-accelerometer-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/uwp/api/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/uwp/get-started/
  - type: Samples
    url: https://github.com/Microsoft/Windows-universal-samples
  - type: Reference
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/uwp/api/
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/downloads/windows-10-sdk/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/apiindex/windows-api-list
  - type: Reference
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/
  - type: Samples
    url: https://github.com/microsoft/Windows-classic-samples
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/desktop-programming
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/uwp/design/shell/tiles-and-notifications/adaptive-interactive-toasts
  - type: Samples
    url: https://github.com/WindowsNotifications/quickstart-sending-local-toast-win10
  - type: Reference
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/uwp/api/windows.ui.notifications
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/ai/windows-ml/api-reference
  - type: Tutorials
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/ai/windows-ml/tutorials
  - type: Samples
    url: https://github.com/Microsoft/Windows-Machine-Learning
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/ai/windows-ml/get-started
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/uwp/api/windows.storage
  - type: Best Practices
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/uwp/files/best-practices-for-writing-to-files
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/uwp/files/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cortana/voice-commands/vcd
  - type: Guidelines
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cortana/voice-commands/voicecommand-design-guidelines
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/uwp/api/windows.ui.input.inking
  - type: Samples
    url: https://github.com/Microsoft/Windows-universal-samples/tree/master/Samples/SimpleInk
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/uwp/design/input/pen-and-stylus-interactions
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/uwp/composition/visual-layer
  - type: Reference
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/uwp/api/windows.ui.composition
  - type: Samples
    url: https://github.com/microsoft/Windows.UI.Composition-Win32-Samples
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/uwp/composition/using-the-visual-layer-with-xaml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/directx
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/getting-started-with-directx-graphics
  - type: Samples
    url: https://github.com/microsoft/DirectX-Graphics-Samples
  - type: Reference
    url: https://microsoft.github.io/DirectX-Specs/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/apps/develop/audio-video-camera
  - type: Reference
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/uwp/api/windows.media.capture
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/medfound/audio-video-capture-in-media-foundation
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/uwp/networking/which-networking-technology
  - type: Reference
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/uwp/api/windows.networking.sockets
  - type: Samples
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/samples/microsoft/windows-universal-samples/websocket/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/uwp/devices-sensors/bluetooth-dev-faq
  - type: Reference
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/_bluetooth/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/bluetooth/bluetooth-programming-with-windows-sockets
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/uwp/api/windows.devices.geolocation
  - type: Reference
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/locationapi/windows-location-api-portal
  - type: Samples
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/samples/microsoft/windows-universal-samples/geolocation/
  - type: Documentation
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    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/medfound/audio-video-capture-in-media-foundation
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/uwp/networking/which-networking-technology
  - type: Reference
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/uwp/api/windows.networking.sockets
  - type: Samples
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/samples/microsoft/windows-universal-samples/websocket/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/uwp/devices-sensors/bluetooth-dev-faq
  - type: Reference
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/_bluetooth/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/bluetooth/bluetooth-programming-with-windows-sockets
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/uwp/api/windows.devices.geolocation
  - type: Reference
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/locationapi/windows-location-api-portal
  - type: Samples
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/samples/microsoft/windows-universal-samples/geolocation/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/sensorsapi/introduction-to-the-sensor-and-location-platform-in-windows
  - type: Reference
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/uwp/api/windows.devices.sensors
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/apps/develop/security/windows-hello
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/apps/develop/security/windows-hello-auth-service
  - type: Reference
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security/identity-protection/hello-for-business/webauthn-apis
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/apps/winui/winui2/
  - type: Reference
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/winui/api/microsoft.ui.xaml.controls
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/apps/winui/winui2/getting-started
  - type: Samples
    url: https://github.com/microsoft/microsoft-ui-xaml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/apps/windows-app-sdk/applifecycle/background-tasks
  - type: Samples
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/samples/microsoft/windows-universal-samples/backgroundtask/
- aid: microsoft-windows-10:microsoft-windows-10-app-data-api
  name: Microsoft Windows 10 App Data API
  description: The App Data API from Microsoft Windows 10 — 1 operation(s) for app data.
  humanURL: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/uwp/
  baseURL: https://api.windows.com
  tags:
  - App Data
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/microsoft-windows-10-app-data-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/uwp/api/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/uwp/get-started/
  - type: Samples
    url: https://github.com/Microsoft/Windows-universal-samples
  - type: Reference
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/uwp/api/
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/downloads/windows-10-sdk/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/apiindex/windows-api-list
  - type: Reference
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/
  - type: Samples
    url: https://github.com/microsoft/Windows-classic-samples
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/desktop-programming
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.mic

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