RDP

The Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) is a proprietary network protocol developed by Microsoft that provides a graphical interface to connect to another computer over a network. RDP transmits keyboard, mouse, display, and audio data between client and host, enabling remote administration, virtual desktops, and remote work scenarios. The protocol typically operates on TCP and UDP port 3389 and is defined in the MS-RDPBCGR open specification. It is implemented by Microsoft's Remote Desktop Services as well as third-party clients across Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, and Android. The RDP acronym is also shared with the Refinitiv Data Platform (LSEG), a cloud REST API platform for financial market data, historical pricing, ESG, and analytics.

RDP is profiled on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Financial Data, LSEG, Microsoft, Networking, and RDP.

The RDP catalog on APIs.io includes 1 JSON-LD context and 1 Spectral governance ruleset.

RDP’s developer surface includes code examples, documentation, and 9 more developer resources.

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14.1/100 emerging ▬ flat Agent 2/100 human only Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-08-21 · rubric v0.12.0

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Financial DataLSEGMicrosoft Networking RDP Remote Access Remote DesktopRefinitiv

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Composite quality — 14.1/100 · emerging

Contract Quality 4.2 / 25

Developer Ergonomics 1.9 / 20

Access Clarity 0.0 / 20

Operational Transparency 0.0 / 13

Contract Governance 3.0 / 12

Discoverability 5.0 / 10

Agent readiness — 2/100 · 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 7 / 7

Rate-Limit Signaling 0 / 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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Source (apis.yml)

aid: rdp
name: RDP
description: The Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) is a proprietary network protocol developed by Microsoft that provides a graphical
  interface to connect to another computer over a network. RDP transmits keyboard, mouse, display, and audio data between
  client and host, enabling remote administration, virtual desktops, and remote work scenarios. The protocol typically operates
  on TCP and UDP port 3389 and is defined in the MS-RDPBCGR open specification. It is implemented by Microsoft's Remote Desktop
  Services as well as third-party clients across Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, and Android. The RDP acronym is also shared with
  the Refinitiv Data Platform (LSEG), a cloud REST API platform for financial market data, historical pricing, ESG, and analytics.
type: Index
accessModel:
  pricing: unknown
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Unknown
  confidence: low
  source: []
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
position: Consuming
access: 3rd-Party
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/rdp.png
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/rdp/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
tags:
- Financial Data
- LSEG
- Microsoft
- Networking
- RDP
- Remote Access
- Remote Desktop
- Refinitiv
created: '2025-01-01'
modified: '2026-05-02'
specificationVersion: '0.23'
apis: []
common:
- type: JSONSchema
  name: RDP Connection Schema
  description: JSON Schema describing an RDP connection profile.
  url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/rdp/refs/heads/main/json-schema/rdp-connection.json
- type: JSONSchema
  name: RDP Session Schema
  description: JSON Schema describing an active or historical RDP session on an RDS host.
  url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/rdp/refs/heads/main/json-schema/rdp-session-schema.json
- type: JSONStructure
  name: RDP Connection Structure
  description: Field-level structure documentation for the RDP connection profile object.
  url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/rdp/refs/heads/main/json-structure/rdp-connection-structure.json
- type: JSONLDContext
  name: RDP JSON-LD Context
  description: JSON-LD context mapping RDP concepts to linked data identifiers.
  url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/rdp/refs/heads/main/json-ld/rdp-context.jsonld
- type: Examples
  name: RDP Connection Example
  description: Example RDP connection profile for a corporate development server.
  url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/rdp/refs/heads/main/examples/rdp-connection-example.json
- type: Examples
  name: RDP Session Example
  description: Example active RDP session record from a Remote Desktop Services host.
  url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/rdp/refs/heads/main/examples/rdp-session-example.json
- type: Vocabulary
  name: RDP Vocabulary
  description: Domain vocabulary for RDP protocol concepts and Refinitiv Data Platform terms.
  url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/rdp/refs/heads/main/vocabulary/rdp-vocabulary.yml
- type: Specification
  name: MS-RDPBCGR Remote Desktop Protocol Basic Connectivity and Graphics Remoting
  description: Microsoft Open Specification defining the core RDP protocol.
  url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/openspecs/windows_protocols/ms-rdpbcgr/
- type: Specification
  name: MS-RDSOD Remote Desktop Services Protocols Overview
  description: Microsoft overview of all Remote Desktop Services protocol components.
  url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/openspecs/windows_protocols/ms-rdsod/
- type: Documentation
  name: Microsoft Remote Desktop Services Documentation
  description: Official documentation for Microsoft Remote Desktop Services.
  url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/remote/remote-desktop-services/welcome-to-rds
- type: Documentation
  name: LSEG Refinitiv Data Platform APIs
  description: LSEG developer portal for Refinitiv Data Platform (RDP) REST APIs.
  url: https://developers.lseg.com/en/api-catalog/refinitiv-data-platform/refinitiv-data-platform-apis
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com

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