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
deliveryModel:
  model: self-hosted
  license: MIT
  license_evidence:
    repo: powershell/powershell
    spdx: MIT
    stars: 55515
  open_source: true
  commercial: false
  callable_host: true
  label: Self-hosted open source · you run it yourself
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - openapi
  - repository-license
  generated: '2026-09-25'
  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: medium
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  - security
  generated: '2026-11-13'
  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
tags_raw:
- 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: '0.23'
maintainers:
- FN: Microsoft
  email: powershell@microsoft.com
  url: https://github.com/PowerShell
common:
- type: SecurityTxt
  url: well-known/powershell-microsoft-security.txt
- type: Support
  url: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us
- type: Spectral
  url: rules/powershell-rules.yml
- type: Vocabulary
  url: vocabulary/powershell-vocabulary.yml
- type: Compliance
  url: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/trust-center
- type: ErrorCatalog
  url: errors/powershell-problem-types.yml
- type: Conformance
  url: conformance/powershell-conformance.yml
- type: LLMsTxt
  url: llms/powershell-llms.txt
- type: SecurityTxt
  url: well-known/powershell-security.txt
- type: WellKnown
  url: well-known/powershell-well-known.yml
- type: Hosts
  url: hosts/powershell-hosts.yml
- type: Vendors
  url: vendors/powershell-vendors.yml
- type: Packages
  url: packages/powershell-packages.yml
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://www.microsoft.com/privacy?icid=DSM_Footer_Company_Privacy
- type: DeveloperPortal
  url: https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us
- type: APIReference
  url: https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/PowerShell-Docs/blob/main/reference/docs-conceptual/developer/windows-powershell.md
- type: Plans
  url: plans/powershell-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/powershell-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/powershell-finops.yml
- 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: 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
- type: UsageTerms
  url: terms/powershell-terms-of-service.yml
- type: DataLicense
  url: data-license/powershell-data-license.yml
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
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.
x-parent: microsoft
x-relationship: product
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-11-12'
  status: enriched
  artifacts_added: 0
  pass: local-v6