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Visual Studio Code

Visual Studio Code is a free, open-source, cross-platform code editor developed by Microsoft for Windows, Linux, macOS, and the web, built on the MIT-licensed Code - OSS project and distinguished by features such as IntelliSense, debugging, integrated Git, and a marketplace with tens of thousands of extensions. VS Code is not a SaaS REST API; instead, developers extend the editor through the Extension API, a TypeScript / JavaScript programmatic interface that exposes nearly every aspect of the editor for customization. This index points to the Extension API documentation and surrounding developer resources.

Visual Studio Code publishes 1 API on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Code Editor, Developer Tools, IDE, Open-Source, and Extension API.

Visual Studio Code’s developer surface includes documentation, GitHub presence, engineering blog, and 6 more developer resources.

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13.6/100 emerging ▬ flat Agent 0/100 human only Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-09-14 · rubric v0.22.0
1 APIs
Code EditorDeveloper ToolsIDEOpen-SourceExtension APIMicrosoft

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scored 2026-09-14 · rubric v0.22.0
Composite quality — 13.6/100 · emerging
Contract Quality 0.0 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 6.2 / 20
Access Clarity 0.0 / 20
Operational Transparency 0.7 / 13
Contract Governance 0.0 / 12
Discoverability 6.7 / 10
Agent readiness — 0/100 · 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 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
Delegated User Identity 0 / 6
Protected Resource Metadata 0 / 5
Registration Without a Human 0 / 6
Agentic Commerce Well-Known Document 0 / 5
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APIs 1

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

Visual Studio Code Extension API

Programmatic TypeScript / JavaScript API for building VS Code extensions. The Extension API exposes editor UI, language features, debugging adapters, themes, webviews, source co...

Security Posture 1

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

Visual Studio Code Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS

SECURITY

Resources

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation
Documentation

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHub
GitHub

Access & Security 1

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity

Operate 1

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Issue Tracker
Issue Tracker

Company 3

The organization behind the API

LinkedIn
LinkedIn
 Website
Website
 Blog
Blog

Other 2

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

Download
Download
 Marketplace
Marketplace

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: visual-studio-code
name: Visual Studio Code
x-parent: microsoft
description: Visual Studio Code is a free, open-source, cross-platform code editor developed by Microsoft for Windows, Linux,
  macOS, and the web, built on the MIT-licensed Code - OSS project and distinguished by features such as IntelliSense, debugging,
  integrated Git, and a marketplace with tens of thousands of extensions. VS Code is not a SaaS REST API; instead, developers
  extend the editor through the Extension API, a TypeScript / JavaScript programmatic interface that exposes nearly every
  aspect of the editor for customization. This index points to the Extension API documentation and surrounding developer resources.
type: Index
deliveryModel:
  model: unknown
  open_source: false
  commercial: false
  callable_host: false
  label: Delivery model not determined — needs a product licence on record
  confidence: low
  source:
  - none
  generated: '2026-08-28'
  method: derived
accessModel:
  pricing: unknown
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Unknown
  confidence: low
  source: []
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/visual-studio-code.png
tags:
- Code Editor
- Developer Tools
- IDE
- Open-Source
- Extension API
- Microsoft
tags_raw:
- Code Editor
- Developer Tools
- IDE
- Open Source
- Extension API
- Microsoft
url: https://code.visualstudio.com
created: '2026-05-11'
modified: '2026-05-11'
specificationVersion: '0.23'
apis:
- aid: visual-studio-code:extension-api
  name: Visual Studio Code Extension API
  description: Programmatic TypeScript / JavaScript API for building VS Code extensions. The Extension API exposes editor
    UI, language features, debugging adapters, themes, webviews, source control providers, tasks, and more. It is not a REST
    API and has no base URL or authentication scheme; extensions run inside the VS Code process and are distributed through
    the Visual Studio Marketplace.
  humanURL: https://code.visualstudio.com/api
  tags:
  - Extension API
  - Editor Customization
  - Language Server
  - Debug Adapter
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://code.visualstudio.com/api
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://code.visualstudio.com/api/references/vscode-api
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://code.visualstudio.com/api/get-started/your-first-extension
  - type: Marketplace
    url: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/vscode
common:
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/visual-studio-code-domain-security.yml
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/vs-code
- type: Website
  url: https://code.visualstudio.com
- type: Documentation
  url: https://code.visualstudio.com/docs
- type: Download
  url: https://code.visualstudio.com/download
- type: GitHub
  url: https://github.com/microsoft/vscode
- type: Marketplace
  url: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/vscode
- type: Issue Tracker
  url: https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues
- type: Blog
  url: https://code.visualstudio.com/blogs
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com

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