Microsoft Xbox

APIs for Xbox gaming platform including Xbox Live Services and Azure PlayFab backend for games.

Microsoft Xbox publishes 2 APIs on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Gaming, Microsoft, PlayFab, Xbox, and Xbox Live.

Microsoft Xbox’s developer surface includes developer portal, support, and 6 more developer resources.

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25.4/100 emerging ▬ flat Agent 3/100 human only Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-08-05 · rubric v0.9.1

AccessFreemium

2 APIs

GamingMicrosoftPlayFabXboxXbox Live

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Composite quality — 25.4/100 · emerging

Contract Quality 0.0 / 25

Developer Ergonomics 2.6 / 20

Commercial Clarity 12.1 / 20

Operational Transparency 4.8 / 13

Governance 0.0 / 12

Discoverability 5.9 / 10

Agent readiness — 3/100 · human only

Machine-Readable Contract 0 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 0 / 10

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

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APIs 2

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

Xbox Live Services API

Xbox Live Services provides APIs for achievements, leaderboards, multiplayer, matchmaking, social features, presence, and cloud saves. Game developers can integrate Xbox Live fe...

Azure PlayFab API

Azure PlayFab provides a complete backend platform for games with APIs for player authentication, data management, economy and commerce, multiplayer servers, analytics, and Live...

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Microsoft Xbox Plans Pricing

3 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Microsoft Xbox Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

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

Get Started 1

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Portal

Portal

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrganization

GitHubOrganization

Access & Security 2

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

VulnerabilityDisclosure

VulnerabilityDisclosure

DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

Operate 1

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Support

Support

Commercial 2

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

TermsOfService

TermsOfService

PrivacyPolicy

PrivacyPolicy

Company 1

The organization behind the API

LinkedIn

Source (apis.yml)

aid: microsoft-xbox
name: Microsoft Xbox
description: APIs for Xbox gaming platform including Xbox Live Services and Azure PlayFab backend for games.
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-xbox.png
tags:
- Gaming
- Microsoft
- PlayFab
- Xbox
- Xbox Live
created: '2024-01-01'
modified: '2026-04-28'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/microsoft-xbox/refs/heads/main/apis.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://xbl.io/api/v2/
  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
  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.
- 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.
common:
- 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/
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com