aid: ms-word
name: Microsoft Word API
description: >-
  APIs for interacting with Microsoft Word documents and functionality.
type: Index
image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/office/dev/add-ins/word/
tags:
  - Documents
  - Office
  - Productivity
  - Word Processing
created: '2024-01-01'
modified: '2026-04-28'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
  - name: Word JavaScript API
    description: >-
      JavaScript API for building Word add-ins and interacting with Word document
      content.
    image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
    humanURL: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/office/dev/add-ins/reference/overview/word-add-ins-reference-overview
    tags:
      - Add-Ins
      - Javascript
      - Office-Js
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/javascript/api/word
      - type: Getting Started
        url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/office/dev/add-ins/quickstarts/word-quickstart
      - type: Code Samples
        url: https://github.com/OfficeDev/Office-Add-in-samples
  - name: Microsoft Graph Word API
    description: >-
      REST API for accessing and manipulating Word documents stored in OneDrive and
      SharePoint.
    image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
    humanURL: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/api/resources/word
    baseURL: https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0
    tags:
      - Cloud
      - Graph
      - Rest
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/api/resources/word
      - type: Authentication
        url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/auth/
  - name: Office Open XML SDK
    description: >-
      .NET SDK for programmatically creating and manipulating Word documents using
      Open XML format.
    image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
    humanURL: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/office/open-xml/word-processing
    tags:
      - Dotnet
      - Openxml
      - Sdk
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/office/open-xml/word/word-processing
      - type: GitHub Repository
        url: https://github.com/OfficeDev/Open-XML-SDK
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: [email protected]
common:
  - type: Terms of Service
    url: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/legal/terms-of-use
  - type: Privacy Policy
    url: https://privacy.microsoft.com/
  - type: Portal
    url: https://developer.microsoft.com/office
  - type: Blog
    url: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/microsoft365dev/