Visual Studio Code

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
  license_evidence:
    not_product:
    - microsoft/vscode
  open_source: unknown
  commercial: false
  callable_host: false
  label: Delivery model not determined — needs a product licence on record
  confidence: low
  source:
  - repository-not-product
  generated: '2026-09-25'
  method: derived
accessModel:
  pricing: free
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Free
  confidence: low
  probe_state: unreadable
  source:
  - plans
  - security
  generated: '2026-11-13'
  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
- Open-Source
url: https://code.visualstudio.com
created: '2026-05-11'
modified: '2026-11-04'
specificationVersion: '0.23'
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
common:
- type: Plans
  url: plans/visual-studio-code-plans-pricing.yml
- type: Security
  url: https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/blob/main/SECURITY.md
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/visual-studio-code-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: Deprecation
  url: https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/supporting/faq
- type: Lifecycle
  url: lifecycle/visual-studio-code-lifecycle.yml
- type: CLI
  url: cli/visual-studio-code-cli.yml
- type: ChangeLog
  url: changelog/visual-studio-code-changelog.yml
- type: LLMsTxt
  url: llms/visual-studio-code-llms.txt
- type: Hosts
  url: hosts/visual-studio-code-hosts.yml
- type: IntegrationEdges
  url: integrations/visual-studio-code-integration-edges.yml
- type: SDKs
  url: packages/visual-studio-code-packages.yml
- type: Packages
  url: packages/visual-studio-code-packages.yml
- type: SignUp
  url: https://github.com/github-copilot/signup
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/agents/quickstart
- 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
- type: ChangeLog
  url: https://code.visualstudio.com/updates
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/microsoft
- type: APIReference
  url: https://code.visualstudio.com/api/references/vscode-api
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
x-coverage:
  state: unreadable
  reason: no-machine-readable-spec
  detail: VS Code's Extension API is an in-process TypeScript interface documented at code.visualstudio.com/api, with no HTTP
    contract, OpenAPI, GraphQL or MCP server published on any probed host.
  evidence:
  - url: https://code.visualstudio.com/api/references/vscode-api
    status: 200
  - url: https://code.visualstudio.com
    status: 200
  checked: '2026-11-12'
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-11-12'
  status: minimal
  artifacts_added: 3
  pass: local-v6