microsoft/api-guidelines resource
Microsoft REST API Guidelines observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
75/100
- Activity 96
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 3704
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 29
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
23327 stars · 2694 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Microsoft's published REST API Guidelines, a set of documents describing conventions and best practices for designing REST APIs, with companion guidance for Azure and Microsoft Graph service teams. It is a reference resource rather than executable software.
Use cases
- design a consistent rest api
- learn api design best practices
- create api style guidelines for my organization
- naming and versioning conventions for rest endpoints
- error handling conventions for http apis
- review an api design against industry guidelines
When to choose
- you are designing or reviewing a REST API and want authoritative conventions
- you are building Azure or Microsoft Graph services
- you want a template for writing your own API guidelines
When to avoid
- you need executable tooling like linters or code generators
- you are building GraphQL or gRPC APIs
- you need a formal specification rather than prose guidance
Facets
learning-resource · maturity active
api-framework documentation apis documentation web-development developer-tools cloud rest-api styleguide api-design guidelines microsoft web-server
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/microsoft/api-guidelines · fetched 2026-08-28 · a3702d249e51
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| microsoft/api-guidelines | main | 75 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="microsoft/api-guidelines")
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