aid: ms-word
name: Microsoft Word API
description: APIs for interacting with Microsoft Word documents and functionality.
type: Index
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/office/dev/add-ins/word/
tags:
- Documents
- Office
- Productivity
- Word Processing
created: '2024-01-01'
modified: '2026-04-28'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- name: Word JavaScript API
  description: JavaScript API for building Word add-ins and interacting with Word document content.
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/office/dev/add-ins/reference/overview/word-add-ins-reference-overview
  tags:
  - Add-Ins
  - Javascript
  - Office-Js
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/javascript/api/word
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/office/dev/add-ins/quickstarts/word-quickstart
  - type: Code Samples
    url: https://github.com/OfficeDev/Office-Add-in-samples
- name: Microsoft Graph Word API
  description: REST API for accessing and manipulating Word documents stored in OneDrive and SharePoint.
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/api/resources/word
  baseURL: https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0
  tags:
  - Cloud
  - Graph
  - Rest
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/api/resources/word
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/auth/
- name: Office Open XML SDK
  description: .NET SDK for programmatically creating and manipulating Word documents using Open XML format.
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/office/open-xml/word-processing
  tags:
  - Dotnet
  - Openxml
  - Sdk
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/office/open-xml/word/word-processing
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/OfficeDev/Open-XML-SDK
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
common:
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/legal/terms-of-use
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://privacy.microsoft.com/
- type: Portal
  url: https://developer.microsoft.com/office
- type: Blog
  url: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/microsoft365dev/