Introduction to Office 365 APIs - Microsoft

The Office 365 APIs enable you to access the Microsoft Cloud from all devices and platforms — including those running iOS and Android, PHP, ASP.NET and node.js, and Linux and Mac OSX — by connecting using an open platform. If you’re already familiar with programming in one of those platforms you’re already well on your way to integrating Office 365 into your applications. "The most strategic developer surface area for us is Office 365“ - Satya Nadella, CEO, Microsoft Corp. In this course, you’ll see how to use the Outlook Services Client to expose mail, calendar and user objects to your apps. You’ll see how the SharePoint Client will allow access to users’ files and SharePoint data. And you’ll see how to authenticate users using Azure Active Directory and OAuth. With these tools, you’ll learn how to implement complete experiences to satisfy business scenarios.