PowerShell

aid: powershell
name: PowerShell
description: PowerShell is a cross-platform task automation solution made up of a command-line shell, a scripting language,
  and a configuration management framework. The PowerShell ecosystem exposes APIs through the PowerShell Gallery (an OData-based
  package repository), the Runspace .NET hosting APIs, and PowerShell Remoting protocols (WS-Management and SSH).
type: Index
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: true
  public: false
  label: Freemium · Self-serve signup
  confidence: high
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/master/assets/ps_black_64.svg
tags:
- Automation
- Command-Line
- Cross-Platform
- Scripting
- Shell
- Windows
- DevOps
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/powershell/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2024-01-15'
modified: '2026-04-28'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: powershell:powershell-gallery-api
  name: PowerShell Gallery API
  description: The PowerShell Gallery is the central repository for PowerShell modules, scripts, and DSC resources. It exposes
    a public OData v2 API for searching, retrieving, and downloading packages programmatically.
  image: https://www.powershellgallery.com/Content/Images/Branding/psgallerylogo.svg
  humanURL: https://www.powershellgallery.com/
  baseURL: https://www.powershellgallery.com/api/v2
  tags:
  - Modules
  - NuGet
  - Packages
  - Repository
  - OData
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/gallery/overview
  - type: Metadata
    url: https://www.powershellgallery.com/api/v2/$metadata
  contact:
  - FN: PowerShell Gallery Support
    url: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShellGallery/issues
- aid: powershell:powershell-runspace-api
  name: PowerShell Runspace API
  description: .NET APIs for creating, configuring, and managing PowerShell runspaces from host applications. Enables embedding
    PowerShell execution inside .NET programs.
  humanURL: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/system.management.automation.runspaces
  tags:
  - Automation
  - .NET
  - Runspace
  - SDK
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/scripting/developer/hosting/creating-runspaces
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://www.nuget.org/packages/System.Management.Automation/
  - type: Examples
    url: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/tree/master/test/hosting
- aid: powershell:powershell-remoting-api
  name: PowerShell Remoting API
  description: APIs and protocols for remote PowerShell execution over WS-Management (WinRM) and SSH. Enables one-to-one and
    one-to-many remote command and session management.
  humanURL: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/scripting/learn/remoting/running-remote-commands
  tags:
  - Remoting
  - SSH
  - WinRM
  - WS-Management
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/scripting/learn/remoting/powershell-remoting-faq
  - type: ProtocolSpecification
    url: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/openspecs/windows_protocols/ms-psrp/
- aid: powershell:powershell-metadata-api
  name: PowerShell Metadata API
  description: OData service metadata.
  humanURL: https://www.powershellgallery.com/
  baseURL: https://www.powershellgallery.com/api/v2
  tags:
  - Metadata
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/powershell-metadata-api-openapi.yml
- aid: powershell:powershell-packages-api
  name: PowerShell Packages API
  description: Browse and retrieve package entries from the Gallery feed.
  humanURL: https://www.powershellgallery.com/
  baseURL: https://www.powershellgallery.com/api/v2
  tags:
  - Packages
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/powershell-packages-api-openapi.yml
- aid: powershell:powershell-search-api
  name: PowerShell Search API
  description: Search and discovery operations.
  humanURL: https://www.powershellgallery.com/
  baseURL: https://www.powershellgallery.com/api/v2
  tags:
  - Search
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/powershell-search-api-openapi.yml
- aid: powershell:powershell-updates-api
  name: PowerShell Updates API
  description: Find updates for installed packages.
  humanURL: https://www.powershellgallery.com/
  baseURL: https://www.powershellgallery.com/api/v2
  tags:
  - Updates
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/powershell-updates-api-openapi.yml
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/powershell-agentic-access.yml
- type: TrustCenter
  url: security/powershell-trust-center.yml
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/powershell-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/powershell-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/powershell-authentication.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://microsoft.com/powershell
- type: GitHub
  url: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/
- type: Blog
  url: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/powershell/
- type: Community
  url: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/blob/master/docs/community/README.md
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/scripting/learn/ps101/01-getting-started
- type: License
  url: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/blob/master/LICENSE.txt
- type: ReleaseNotes
  url: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases
- type: RoadMap
  url: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/projects
- type: Security
  url: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/security/policy
- type: Contributing
  url: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/blob/master/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md
- type: Integrations
  url: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/marketplace
integrations:
- name: Microsoft
- name: Two people looking at a computer.
- name: This is placeholder text for
- name: IDC
- name: Nationwide
- name: RSA company
- name: Teleperformance
- name: A woman smiling at a laptop
- name: A man holding a laptop.
maintainers:
- FN: Microsoft
  email: powershell@microsoft.com
  url: https://github.com/PowerShell