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Microsoft Visio API

Microsoft Visio provides APIs for creating, editing, and managing Visio diagrams and drawings. The Visio JavaScript API enables developers to build Office Add-ins that interact with Visio diagrams embedded in SharePoint Online pages, accessing document elements such as pages, shapes, hyperlinks, comments, and shape data. Visio APIs support programmatic diagram manipulation, visual overlay creation, mouse event handling, and data visualization workflows.

Microsoft Visio API publishes 7 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Application API, Comments API, Documents API, and 4 more. Tagged areas include Business Process, Collaboration, Diagrams, Enterprise, and Flowcharts.

The Microsoft Visio API catalog on APIs.io includes 1 JSON-LD context and 2 Spectral governance rulesets.

Microsoft Visio API’s developer surface includes authentication, pricing, engineering blog, changelog, and 15 more developer resources.

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61.1/100 strong ▬ flat Agent 31/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-08-05 · rubric v0.9.1
AccessFreemiumSelf serve⚡ Free to try
8 APIs
Business ProcessCollaborationDiagramsEnterpriseFlowchartsMicrosoft 365Visualization

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scored 2026-08-05 · rubric v0.9.1
Composite quality — 61.1/100 · strong
Contract Quality 17.8 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 5.2 / 20
Commercial Clarity 14.2 / 20
Operational Transparency 8.2 / 13
Governance 8.3 / 12
Discoverability 7.4 / 10
Agent readiness — 31/100 · agent aware
Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10
MCP Server 0 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 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
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APIs 8

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

Microsoft Graph Visio API

Access and manipulate Visio files stored in OneDrive and SharePoint through Microsoft Graph. While direct Visio-specific REST endpoints are limited, Microsoft Graph provides fil...

Microsoft Visio API Application API

Operations for controlling the Visio application host settings

Microsoft Visio API Comments API

Operations for reading and managing shape comments

Microsoft Visio API Documents API

Operations for accessing and managing Visio document properties and views

Microsoft Visio API Hyperlinks API

Operations for accessing hyperlinks attached to shapes

Microsoft Visio API Pages API

Operations for listing and managing pages within a Visio document

Microsoft Visio API Shape Data API

Operations for reading structured data associated with shapes

Microsoft Visio API Shapes API

Operations for accessing and managing shapes on a Visio page

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Postman Collections 7

Ready-to-run Postman collections for exercising this provider's APIs.

Visio JavaScript Application API

POSTMAN

Visio JavaScript Application Comments API

POSTMAN

Visio JavaScript Application Documents API

POSTMAN

Visio JavaScript Application Hyperlinks API

POSTMAN

Visio JavaScript Application Pages API

POSTMAN

Visio JavaScript Application Shape Data API

POSTMAN

Visio JavaScript Application Shapes API

POSTMAN

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Open Collections 1

Open, tool-agnostic API collections (OpenAPI-derived and Bruno).

Visio JavaScript API

OPEN COLLECTION

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Visio Plans Pricing

3 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Visio Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

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

Visio Finops

FINOPS

Semantic Vocabularies 1

JSON-LD contexts and semantic vocabularies used across these APIs.

Visio Context

35 classes · 8 properties

JSON-LD

Spectral Rules 2

Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.

Microsoft Visio API API Rules

5 rules · 3 warnings 2 info

SPECTRAL

Microsoft Visio API API Rules

10 rules · 2 errors 6 warnings

SPECTRAL

JSON Schema 2

Standalone JSON Schema definitions for this provider's data models.

Visio Page

6 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Visio Shape

9 properties

JSON SCHEMA

JSON Structure 1

JSON Structure definitions describing this provider's data shapes.

Visio Shape Structure

0 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Examples 2

Example request and response payloads for these APIs.

Visio Javascript Listpages Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Visio Javascript Listshapes Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Security Posture 3

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

Visio Authentication

apiKey · 1 scheme

SECURITY

Visio Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Visio Vulnerability Disclosure

security.txt · contact published

SECURITY

Agentic Access 1

Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts for AI agents.

Visio Agentic Access

13 operations · 3 acting

13 operations · 3 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Get Started 1

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

DeveloperPortal
DeveloperPortal

Documentation 3

Reference material describing how the API behaves

OpenAPI
OpenAPI
 JSONSchema
JSONSchema
 JSONSchema
JSONSchema

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess
AgenticAccess

Design & Contract 4

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

JSONStructure
JSONStructure
 JSONLD
JSONLD
 Vocabulary
Vocabulary
 SpectralRules
SpectralRules

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

PostmanWorkspace
PostmanWorkspace

Access & Security 3

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

VulnerabilityDisclosure
VulnerabilityDisclosure
 DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity
 Authentication
Authentication

Operate 2

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

StatusPage
StatusPage
 ChangeLog
ChangeLog

Commercial 3

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

TermsOfService
TermsOfService
 PrivacyPolicy
PrivacyPolicy
 Pricing
Pricing

Company 1

The organization behind the API

Blog
Blog

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: visio
name: Microsoft Visio API
description: Microsoft Visio provides APIs for creating, editing, and managing Visio diagrams and drawings. The Visio JavaScript
  API enables developers to build Office Add-ins that interact with Visio diagrams embedded in SharePoint Online pages, accessing
  document elements such as pages, shapes, hyperlinks, comments, and shape data. Visio APIs support programmatic diagram manipulation,
  visual overlay creation, mouse event handling, and data visualization workflows.
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://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/visio/visio-logo.png
type: Index
tags:
- Business Process
- Collaboration
- Diagrams
- Enterprise
- Flowcharts
- Microsoft 365
- Visualization
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/visio/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2024'
modified: '2026-05-19'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: visio:microsoft-graph-visio-api
  name: Microsoft Graph Visio API
  description: Access and manipulate Visio files stored in OneDrive and SharePoint through Microsoft Graph. While direct Visio-specific
    REST endpoints are limited, Microsoft Graph provides file management capabilities for Visio documents through the DriveItem
    resource, enabling upload, download, and metadata operations on .vsdx and .vsd files stored in SharePoint and OneDrive.
  humanURL: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/api/resources/visio
  baseURL: https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0
  tags:
  - Cloud
  - Collaboration
  - Diagrams
  - Enterprise
  - Microsoft Graph
  - OneDrive
  - SharePoint
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/api/resources/visio
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/auth/
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/sdks/sdks-overview
  contact:
  - FN: Microsoft Support
    email: support@microsoft.com
    url: https://support.microsoft.com
- aid: visio:visio-application-api
  name: Microsoft Visio API Application API
  description: Operations for controlling the Visio application host settings
  humanURL: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/office/dev/add-ins/visio/visio-overview
  baseURL: https://appsforoffice.microsoft.com/embedded/1.0
  tags:
  - Application
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/visio-application-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/office/dev/add-ins/visio/visio-overview
  - type: Reference
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/javascript/api/visio
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/office/dev/add-ins/quickstarts/visio-quickstart
  - type: Samples
    url: https://github.com/OfficeDev/Office-Add-in-samples
- aid: visio:visio-comments-api
  name: Microsoft Visio API Comments API
  description: Operations for reading and managing shape comments
  humanURL: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/office/dev/add-ins/visio/visio-overview
  baseURL: https://appsforoffice.microsoft.com/embedded/1.0
  tags:
  - Comments
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/visio-comments-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/office/dev/add-ins/visio/visio-overview
  - type: Reference
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/javascript/api/visio
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/office/dev/add-ins/quickstarts/visio-quickstart
  - type: Samples
    url: https://github.com/OfficeDev/Office-Add-in-samples
- aid: visio:visio-documents-api
  name: Microsoft Visio API Documents API
  description: Operations for accessing and managing Visio document properties and views
  humanURL: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/office/dev/add-ins/visio/visio-overview
  baseURL: https://appsforoffice.microsoft.com/embedded/1.0
  tags:
  - Documents
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/visio-documents-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/office/dev/add-ins/visio/visio-overview
  - type: Reference
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/javascript/api/visio
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/office/dev/add-ins/quickstarts/visio-quickstart
  - type: Samples
    url: https://github.com/OfficeDev/Office-Add-in-samples
- aid: visio:visio-hyperlinks-api
  name: Microsoft Visio API Hyperlinks API
  description: Operations for accessing hyperlinks attached to shapes
  humanURL: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/office/dev/add-ins/visio/visio-overview
  baseURL: https://appsforoffice.microsoft.com/embedded/1.0
  tags:
  - Hyperlinks
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/visio-hyperlinks-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/office/dev/add-ins/visio/visio-overview
  - type: Reference
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/javascript/api/visio
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/office/dev/add-ins/quickstarts/visio-quickstart
  - type: Samples
    url: https://github.com/OfficeDev/Office-Add-in-samples
- aid: visio:visio-pages-api
  name: Microsoft Visio API Pages API
  description: Operations for listing and managing pages within a Visio document
  humanURL: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/office/dev/add-ins/visio/visio-overview
  baseURL: https://appsforoffice.microsoft.com/embedded/1.0
  tags:
  - Pages
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/visio-pages-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/office/dev/add-ins/visio/visio-overview
  - type: Reference
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/javascript/api/visio
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/office/dev/add-ins/quickstarts/visio-quickstart
  - type: Samples
    url: https://github.com/OfficeDev/Office-Add-in-samples
- aid: visio:visio-shape-data-api
  name: Microsoft Visio API Shape Data API
  description: Operations for reading structured data associated with shapes
  humanURL: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/office/dev/add-ins/visio/visio-overview
  baseURL: https://appsforoffice.microsoft.com/embedded/1.0
  tags:
  - Shape Data
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/visio-shape-data-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/office/dev/add-ins/visio/visio-overview
  - type: Reference
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/javascript/api/visio
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/office/dev/add-ins/quickstarts/visio-quickstart
  - type: Samples
    url: https://github.com/OfficeDev/Office-Add-in-samples
- aid: visio:visio-shapes-api
  name: Microsoft Visio API Shapes API
  description: Operations for accessing and managing shapes on a Visio page
  humanURL: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/office/dev/add-ins/visio/visio-overview
  baseURL: https://appsforoffice.microsoft.com/embedded/1.0
  tags:
  - Shapes
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/visio-shapes-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/office/dev/add-ins/visio/visio-overview
  - type: Reference
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/javascript/api/visio
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/office/dev/add-ins/quickstarts/visio-quickstart
  - type: Samples
    url: https://github.com/OfficeDev/Office-Add-in-samples
common:
- type: PostmanWorkspace
  url: https://www.postman.com/kinlaneapi/microsoft-visio-api/overview
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/visio-agentic-access.yml
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/visio-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/visio-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/visio-authentication.yml
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/legal/terms-of-use
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-us/privacystatement
- type: DeveloperPortal
  url: https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://status.office.com
- type: Pricing
  url: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/visio/microsoft-visio-plans-and-pricing-compare-visio-options
- type: Blog
  url: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/microsoft365dev/
- type: ChangeLog
  url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/javascript/api/overview/visio/release-notes
- type: OpenAPI
  url: openapi/visio-javascript-openapi.yml
- type: JSONSchema
  url: json-schema/visio-shape-schema.json
- type: JSONSchema
  url: json-schema/visio-page-schema.json
- type: JSONStructure
  url: json-structure/visio-shape-structure.json
- type: JSONLD
  url: json-ld/visio-context.jsonld
- type: Vocabulary
  url: vocabulary/visio-vocabulary.yml
- type: SpectralRules
  url: rules/visio-rules.yml
- 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: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com