# Microsoft Windows Server

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/microsoft-windows-server/  
**Website:** https://portal.azure.com  
**APIs profiled:** 18

APIs and integration points for Microsoft Windows Server operating system including management, networking, storage, virtualization, security, and remote administration capabilities for enterprise server infrastructure.

## Kin Score — 44.3 / 100 (developing)

Scored 2026-08-20 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 44.3).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 72.2 |
| Contract Quality | 62.2 |
| Governance | 9.8 |
| Contract Governance | 9.8 |
| Operational Transparency | 34.2 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 42.9 |
| Commercial Clarity | 36.8 |
| Access Clarity | 36.8 |

## Agent readiness — 29.1 (agent-aware)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | yes |
| Agentic Access | derived |
| Reversibility Documented | no |
| MCP Server | no |
| 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

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

## APIs (18)

- **Windows Server Management API** — PowerShell and WMI-based management APIs for Windows Server administration.
- **Windows Remote Management (WinRM)** — WS-Management protocol implementation for remote management of Windows servers using SOAP-based web services for configuration and operations.
- **Active Directory Domain Services API** — LDAP and REST APIs for Active Directory management and authentication.
- **Hyper-V Management API** — APIs for managing Hyper-V virtualization platform including virtual machines, virtual switches, and virtual storage.
- **Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) API** — APIs for managing Windows updates across enterprise environments.
- **Windows Admin Center API** — Modern web-based management interface REST API for Windows Server that provides a gateway service for relaying commands and scripts to managed nodes.
- **DNS Server Management API** — APIs for managing Windows DNS Server services.
- **Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) API** — Infrastructure for management data and operations on Windows-based operating systems providing COM, scripting, and .NET APIs for system administration and monitoring.
- **Remote Desktop Services API** — Win32 API for managing Remote Desktop Services including session management, virtual channels, user configuration, and the Remote Desktop Protocol.
- **Failover Clustering API** — APIs for defining and managing software and hardware components on failover clusters to increase application scalability and availability.
- **DHCP Server Management API** — APIs and PowerShell cmdlets for managing Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol server services including leases, reservations, and scopes.
- **SMB File Server API** — Server Message Block protocol APIs and WMI management classes for managing file shares, share access, and network file sharing across Windows Server environments.
- **Windows Event Log API** — API for instrumenting, querying, and consuming event logs on Windows Server for diagnostics, monitoring, and auditing.
- **Storage Spaces Direct API** — APIs and PowerShell management for software-defined storage enabling clustering of servers with internal storage for hyper-converged infrastructure.
- **Network Policy Server (NPS) RADIUS API** — Network Policy Server providing centralized RADIUS authentication, authorization, and accounting for wireless, VPN, and dial-up connections.
- **Microsoft Windows Server Application Pools API** — Application pools provide an isolation mechanism for processes on the web server. There are many different settings available to fine-tune the behavior of the worker processes u...
- **Microsoft Windows Server Applications API** — Applications provide a method to differentiate sections of a web site. An application belongs to a single web site and will handle requests for the web site at the application p...
- **Microsoft Windows Server Web Sites API** — Web sites are a core entity of IIS that determine where and how requests will be handled. The web site API allows consumers to create, read, delete, or update their web sites.

## Agentic access (1)

- **Microsoft Windows Server Agentic Access** — 15 operations · 9 acting

## Security (2)

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

## Plans (1)

- **Microsoft Windows Server Plans Pricing**

## Use cases (5)

- **Enterprise Web Hosting** — Deploy and manage web applications on IIS with automated site provisioning, SSL certificate management, and application pool isolation.
- **Infrastructure Automation** — Automate server provisioning, configuration management, and patch deployment using PowerShell, WMI, and REST APIs.
- **Hybrid Cloud Management** — Manage on-premises Windows Server infrastructure alongside Azure resources through Windows Admin Center and Azure Arc.
- **Virtual Desktop Infrastructure** — Deploy and manage Remote Desktop Services for virtual desktop and application delivery to remote workers.
- **High Availability Deployments** — Configure failover clustering and storage replication for mission-critical applications requiring zero downtime.

## Tags

Data-Center, Enterprise, Infrastructure, Microsoft, Operating System, Server Management, Windows Server, Windows Server 2025

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