Microsoft Xbox

aid: microsoft-xbox
name: Microsoft Xbox
description: 'Microsoft Xbox provides the game-developer API surface behind the Xbox platform: Xbox services (Xbox Live) RESTful
  endpoints for achievements, profiles, presence, social and multiplayer documented in the Microsoft Game Development Kit,
  and Azure PlayFab, a backend-as-a-service for games with authentication, economy, data, leaderboards, matchmaking, multiplayer
  servers and LiveOps APIs.'
type: Index
deliveryModel:
  model: saas
  open_source: false
  commercial: true
  callable_host: false
  label: Hosted service · you call their endpoint
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - pricing
  generated: '2026-08-28'
  method: derived
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: true
  public: false
  gated: none
  gated_source:
  - onboarding
  label: Freemium · Self-serve signup
  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-xbox.png
tags:
- Gaming
- Microsoft
- PlayFab
- Xbox
- Xbox Live
- Video Games
created: '2024-01-01'
modified: '2026-11-12'
specificationVersion: '0.23'
url: https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/games/
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
common:
- type: AgentSkill
  url: skills/_index.yml
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/microsoft-xbox-agentic-access.yml
- type: Spectral
  url: rules/microsoft-xbox-rules.yml
- type: JSONLD
  url: json-ld/microsoft-xbox-context.jsonld
- type: Vocabulary
  url: vocabulary/microsoft-xbox-vocabulary.yml
- type: DataModel
  url: data-model/microsoft-xbox-data-model.yml
- type: Compliance
  url: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/trust-center
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/microsoft-xbox-authentication.yml
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://status.playfab.com/
- type: Lifecycle
  url: lifecycle/microsoft-xbox-lifecycle.yml
- type: ErrorCatalog
  url: errors/microsoft-xbox-problem-types.yml
- type: Conformance
  url: conformance/microsoft-xbox-conformance.yml
- type: LLMsTxt
  url: llms/microsoft-xbox-llms.txt
- type: SecurityTxt
  url: well-known/microsoft-xbox-www-security.txt
- type: SecurityTxt
  url: well-known/microsoft-xbox-security.txt
- type: WellKnown
  url: well-known/microsoft-xbox-well-known.yml
- type: Hosts
  url: hosts/microsoft-xbox-hosts.yml
- type: Vendors
  url: vendors/microsoft-xbox-vendors.yml
- type: SDKs
  url: packages/microsoft-xbox-packages.yml
- type: Packages
  url: packages/microsoft-xbox-packages.yml
- type: Security
  url: https://www.microsoft.com/security
- type: Leadership
  url: https://news.microsoft.com/leadership
- type: Blog
  url: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/category/azure/blog/azurenetworkingblog
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/adaptive-cards/sdk/rendering-cards/android/getting-started
- type: TrustCenter
  url: security/microsoft-xbox-trust-center.yml
- type: Plans
  url: plans/microsoft-xbox-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/microsoft-xbox-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/microsoft-xbox-finops.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://www.microsoft.com/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/gaming/playfab/
- type: APIReference
  url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/playfab/
- type: ChangeLog
  url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/gaming/playfab/release-notes/
- type: HelpCenter
  url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/gaming/playfab/pricing/support
- type: Pricing
  url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/gaming/playfab/pricing/pricing-overview
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/microsoft-xbox-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/microsoft-xbox-domain-security.yml
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/xbox
- type: Portal
  url: https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/games/
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/PlayFab
- 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: UsageTerms
  url: terms/microsoft-xbox-terms-of-service.yml
- type: DataProcessing
  url: privacy/microsoft-xbox-privacy-policy.yml
- type: Attestations
  url: compliance/microsoft-xbox-compliance.yml
- type: Eligibility
  url: eligibility/microsoft-xbox-eligibility.yml
- type: AIPreferences
  url: ai-preferences/microsoft-xbox-ai-preferences.yml
- type: DataLicense
  url: data-license/microsoft-xbox-data-license.yml
apis:
- aid: microsoft-xbox:xbox-live-api
  name: Xbox Live Services API
  tags:
  - Achievements
  - Gaming
  - Multiplayer
  - Xbox Live
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  baseURL: https://achievements.xboxlive.com
  humanURL: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/gaming/gdk/_content/gc/live/get-started/live-getstarted-nav
  properties:
  - url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/gaming/gdk/_content/gc/live/get-started/live-getstarted-nav
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/gaming/gdk/_content/gc/reference/live/rest/atoc-xboxlivews-reference
    type: APIReference
  description: Xbox Live Services provides APIs for achievements, leaderboards, multiplayer, matchmaking, social features,
    presence, and cloud saves. Game developers can integrate Xbox Live features for player identity, social gaming, and cross-platform
    play across Xbox, PC, and mobile. Each Xbox service has its own documented host under xboxlive.com (e.g. achievements.xboxlive.com);
    the previous base xbl.io is OpenXBL, an unaffiliated third-party proxy, and was removed.
- aid: microsoft-xbox:playfab-api
  name: Azure PlayFab API
  tags:
  - Backend
  - Gaming
  - LiveOps
  - PlayFab
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  baseURL: https://{titleId}.playfabapi.com/
  humanURL: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/gaming/playfab/
  properties:
  - url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/gaming/playfab/
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/playfab/
    type: APIReference
  description: Azure PlayFab provides a complete backend platform for games with APIs for player authentication, data management,
    economy and commerce, multiplayer servers, analytics, and LiveOps. It supports real-time game telemetry, A/B testing,
    player segmentation, and content updates without client patches.
x-parent: microsoft
x-relationship: product
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-11-12'
  status: enriched
  artifacts_added: 4
  pass: local-v6