How to get started with Office 365 API Development

Hi All,

I have been asked by clients: How to get started with Office 365 API Development ?

They want to integrate office365 capabilities in their existing systems and applications.

In this blog i am providing links on how to get started with authentication, accessing mail, calendar, contacts and providing an amazing *FREE* training course from MS MVA (Microsoft Virtual Academy) site:

1) Office 365 API platform overview:

https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/office/office365/howto/platform-development-overview?f=255&MSPPError=-2147217396

2) Samples to integrate with Office 365, specially what you mentioned mail, calendar...etc.:

Check out under Web, It has MVC Web samples to integrate calendar, contacts..etc

https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/office/office365/howto/starter-projects-and-code-samples

3) Office 365 app authentication concepts, this will provide different scenarios to authenticate users against o365 (Important):

https://msdn.microsoft.com/office/office365/HowTo/common-app-authentication-tasks

4) Great FREE training course for office 365 development training:

http://www.microsoftvirtualacademy.com/training-courses/introduction-to-office-365-development?m=10072&ct=31602

5) Calendar, Mail and Contact REST API reference:

https://msdn.microsoft.com/office/office365/APi/mail-rest-operations

https://msdn.microsoft.com/office/office365/APi/calendar-rest-operations

https://msdn.microsoft.com/office/office365/APi/contacts-rest-operations

Hope this helps, and feel free to send any questions over to help.