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Making async calls in the XSAPI c API

An asynchronous API is an API that returns quickly but starts an asynchronous task and the result is returned after the task is finished.

Backwards compatibility with XDK XSAPI

While the XSAPI (XBOX Service API) is offered as a C library, the GDK also includes headers for a C++ version of the XSAPI that shipped…

How to use XBOX services APIs (xsapis)

XSAPIs depend on Gaming Runtime Services (GRTS).

XBOX services API

There are two ways to get information from XBOX services.

XSAPI c

In June 2018, a C API layer was added to XSAPI.

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Last modified on August 20, 2026