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Microsoft Windows Server Web Sites API

Web sites are a core entity of IIS that determine where and how requests will be handled. The web site API allows consumers to create, read, delete, or update their web sites.

Microsoft Windows Server Web Sites API is one of 18 APIs that Microsoft Windows Server publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Websites. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, a getting-started guide, and a GitHub repository.

This API exposes 5 operations across 2 paths, and defines 11 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version 2.3.0.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://localhost:55539.

5 operations 2 paths 11 schemas 1 DELETE2 GET1 PATCH1 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.2.0
API Version
2.3.0
Base URL
https://localhost
Authentication
HTTP Bearer
License
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

Microsoft Windows Server Web Sites API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. It accepts HTTP bearer tokens (accessToken). By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • accessToken — Access token for authenticating with the IIS Administration API. Tokens are generated through the API management portal at https://localhost:55539.

Paths & Operations 5

Across 2 paths, the API surfaces 5 operations — 1 DELETE, 2 GET, 1 PATCH, 1 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Web Sites 5

Web sites are a core entity of IIS that determine where and how requests will be handled. The web site API allows consumers to create, read, delete, or update their web sites.

GET
/api/webserver/websites
List All Web Sites
listWebSites 1 param → 200401403
POST
/api/webserver/websites
Create a Web Site
createWebSite body → 201400401403409
GET
/api/webserver/websites/{id}
Get a Web Site
getWebSite 1 param → 200401403404
PATCH
/api/webserver/websites/{id}
Update a Web Site
updateWebSite 1 param body → 200400401403404409
DELETE
/api/webserver/websites/{id}
Delete a Web Site
deleteWebSite 1 param → 204401403404

Schemas 11

The contract defines 11 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are WebSiteLinks (19 properties), WebSite (11 properties), Binding (7 properties), WebSiteUpdate (7 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

Error
object
3 properties
WebSite
object
A complete IIS web site resource including configuration, bindings, application pool assignment, and HAL links to related resources.
11 properties
WebSiteUpdate
object
Request body for updating a web site. Only include properties that should be changed. Note that list properties like bindings replace the entire list.
7 properties
WebSiteLinks
object
HAL-style links to related resources for a web site.
19 properties
WebSiteCreate
object
Request body for creating a new web site.
6 properties 3 required
WebSiteLimits
object
Resource limits for the web site.
4 properties
HalLink
object
1 property
Binding
object
Defines the protocol, IP address, port, and optional hostname that a web site listens on. The bindinginformation property format is '{ipaddress}:{port}:{hostna…
7 properties 1 required
WebSiteSummary
object
A summary representation of a web site in list responses.
4 properties
ApplicationPoolReference
object
A reference to an application pool resource.
3 properties
Certificate
object
An SSL/TLS certificate associated with an HTTPS binding.
6 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

microsoft-windows-server-web-sites-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs Microsoft Windows Server publishes across the network.

Windows Server Management API
Windows Remote Management (WinRM)
Active Directory Domain Services API
Hyper-V Management API
Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) API
Windows Admin Center API
DNS Server Management API
Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) API
Remote Desktop Services API
Failover Clustering API
DHCP Server Management API
SMB File Server API
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