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Microsoft Visio API Shapes API

Operations for accessing and managing shapes on a Visio page

Microsoft Visio API Shapes API is one of 8 APIs that Microsoft Visio API publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

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

This API exposes 3 operations across 3 paths, and defines 12 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version 1.1.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://appsforoffice.microsoft.com/embedded/1.0.

3 operations 3 paths 12 schemas 2 GET1 PATCH

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.2.0
API Version
1.1
Base URL
https://appsforoffice.microsoft.com/embedded/1.0
Authentication
API Key
Terms of Service
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

Microsoft Visio API Shapes API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. An API key is passed in the header as X-Embedded-Session (EmbeddedSession). By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • EmbeddedSession — Visio EmbeddedSession token obtained via OfficeExtension.EmbeddedSession initialization

Paths & Operations 3

Across 3 paths, the API surfaces 3 operations — 2 GET, 1 PATCH. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Shapes 3

Operations for accessing and managing shapes on a Visio page

GET
/document/pages/{pageName}/shapes
List Shapes
listShapes 1 param → 200404500
GET
/document/pages/{pageName}/shapes/{shapeId}
Get Shape
getShape 2 params → 200404500
PATCH
/document/pages/{pageName}/shapes/{shapeId}/view
Update Shape View
updateShapeView 2 params body → 200404500

Schemas 12

The contract defines 12 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are Shape (9 properties), ShapeDataItem (4 properties), BoundingBox (4 properties), Hyperlink (4 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

Shape
object
Represents a shape element on a Visio page
9 properties
Highlight
object
Highlight decoration applied to a shape
2 properties
ShapeDataItemCollection
object
Collection of data items associated with a shape
1 property
HyperlinkCollection
object
Collection of hyperlinks on a shape
1 property
CommentCollection
object
Collection of comments on a shape
1 property
ShapeDataItem
object
A structured data item (label-value pair) associated with a shape
4 properties
Comment
object
A comment associated with a Visio shape
3 properties
Hyperlink
object
A hyperlink attached to a Visio shape
4 properties
ShapeViewUpdate
object
Partial update to shape view settings
2 properties
ShapeView
object
Visual presentation settings for a shape
2 properties
BoundingBox
object
Bounding box coordinates of a shape
4 properties
ShapeCollection
object
A collection of shapes on a Visio page
1 property

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

visio-shapes-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs Microsoft Visio API publishes across the network.

Microsoft Graph Visio API
Microsoft Visio API Application API
Microsoft Visio API Comments API
Microsoft Visio API Documents API
Microsoft Visio API Hyperlinks API
Microsoft Visio API Pages API
Microsoft Visio API Shape Data API
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