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Microsoft Word API

APIs for interacting with Microsoft Word documents and functionality.

Microsoft Word API publishes 3 APIs on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Documents, Office, Productivity, and Word Processing.

Microsoft Word API’s developer surface includes developer portal, engineering blog, and 10 more developer resources.

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19.6/100 emerging ▬ flat Agent 3/100 human only Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-08-25 · rubric v0.14.0
AccessFreemium
3 APIs
DocumentsOfficeProductivityWord Processing

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scored 2026-08-25 · rubric v0.14.0
Composite quality — 19.6/100 · emerging
Contract Quality 0.0 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 2.4 / 20
Access Clarity 7.4 / 20
Operational Transparency 4.4 / 13
Contract Governance 0.0 / 12
Discoverability 5.4 / 10
Agent readiness — 3/100 · human only
Machine-Readable Contract 0 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 0 / 10
Documented Reversibility 0 / 6
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
Delegated User Identity 0 / 6
Protected Resource Metadata 0 / 5
Registration Without a Human 0 / 6
Agentic Commerce Surface 0 / 5
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APIs 3

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

Word JavaScript API

JavaScript API for building Word add-ins and interacting with Word document content.

Microsoft Graph Word API

REST API for accessing and manipulating Word documents stored in OneDrive and SharePoint.

Office Open XML SDK

.NET SDK for programmatically creating and manipulating Word documents using Open XML format.

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Ms Word Plans Pricing

3 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Ms Word Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

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

Ms Word Finops

FINOPS

Security Posture 2

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

Ms Word Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Ms Word Vulnerability Disclosure

security.txt · contact published

SECURITY

Resources

Get Started 1

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Portal
Portal

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

ContributionGuide
ContributionGuide

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

CodeOfConduct
CodeOfConduct

Access & Security 3

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

SecurityPolicy
SecurityPolicy
 VulnerabilityDisclosure
VulnerabilityDisclosure
 DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity

Operate 2

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

IssueTracker
IssueTracker
 Releases
Releases

Commercial 3

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

License
License
 TermsOfService
TermsOfService
 PrivacyPolicy
PrivacyPolicy

Company 1

The organization behind the API

Blog
Blog

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: ms-word
name: Microsoft Word API
description: APIs for interacting with Microsoft Word documents and functionality.
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/ms-word.png
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: '0.23'
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
  tags_raw:
  - 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: CodeExamples
    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
  tags_raw:
  - 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
  tags_raw:
  - 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: IssueTracker
  url: https://github.com/OfficeDev/Open-XML-SDK/issues
- type: Releases
  url: https://github.com/OfficeDev/Open-XML-SDK/releases
- type: SecurityPolicy
  url: https://github.com/dotnet/Open-XML-SDK/blob/main/SECURITY.md
- type: CodeOfConduct
  url: https://github.com/dotnet/Open-XML-SDK/blob/main/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
- type: ContributionGuide
  url: https://github.com/dotnet/Open-XML-SDK/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md
- type: License
  name: MIT
  url: https://github.com/OfficeDev/Open-XML-SDK/blob/main/LICENSE
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/ms-word-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/ms-word-domain-security.yml
- 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/

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