Lightning Web Components

aid: lightning-web-components
name: Lightning Web Components
description: >-
  Salesforce Lightning Web Components (LWC) is a modern JavaScript framework
  for building user interfaces on the Salesforce platform using web standards.
type: Index
image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
tags:
  - Frontend
  - JavaScript
  - Lightning Web Components
  - Salesforce
  - Web Components
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/lightning-web-components/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2024-01-15'
modified: '2026-03-16'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
  - aid: lightning-web-components:lightning-web-components
    name: Lightning Web Components Runtime API
    description: >-
      Core JavaScript APIs for building Lightning Web Components including
      decorators, wire service, and component lifecycle methods.
    humanURL: https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/component-library/documentation/en/lwc
    tags:
      - Frontend
      - JavaScript
      - Salesforce
      - Web Components
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/component-library/documentation/en/lwc
common:
  - url: https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/component-library/overview/components
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/component-library/documentation/en/lwc/lwc.get_started_introduction
    type: GettingStarted
  - url: https://github.com/trailheadapps/lwc-recipes
    type: Examples
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: [email protected]