openapi: 3.1.0 info: title: Microsoft Windows 10 Windows Sensors API description: >- API for accessing device sensor data, based on the Windows.Devices.Sensors namespace. Provides a unified interface for reading sensor values and responding to sensor events for accelerometer, gyrometer, compass, inclinometer, light sensor, barometer, altimeter, magnetometer, orientation sensor, pedometer, proximity sensor, activity sensor, and human presence sensor. Sensors must be PC-integrated to be accessible. version: 1.0.0 contact: name: Microsoft Developer Support url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/sensorsapi/introduction-to-the-sensor-and-location-platform-in-windows license: name: Microsoft Software License url: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/legal/terms-of-use externalDocs: description: Windows.Devices.Sensors API Reference url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/uwp/api/windows.devices.sensors servers: - url: https://api.windows.com description: Windows Platform API paths: /sensors: get: operationId: listAvailableSensors summary: Microsoft Windows 10 List available sensors description: >- Retrieves the list of available sensors on the device. Each sensor type uses a GetDefault() static method to check availability. Supported types include Accelerometer, Gyrometer, Compass, Inclinometer, LightSensor, Barometer, Altimeter, Magnetometer, OrientationSensor, Pedometer, ProximitySensor, ActivitySensor, HumanPresenceSensor, and HingeAngleSensor. tags: - Sensors responses: '200': description: Successful retrieval of available sensors content: application/json: schema: type: array items: $ref: '#/components/schemas/SensorInfo' /sensors/accelerometer/reading: get: operationId: getAccelerometerReading summary: Microsoft Windows 10 Get accelerometer reading description: >- Retrieves the current accelerometer reading using Accelerometer.GetCurrentReading. Returns G-force values along the x, y, and z axes. The sensor coordinate system is fixed to the device. tags: - Accelerometer responses: '200': description: Successful reading content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/AccelerometerReading' '404': description: Accelerometer not available /sensors/gyrometer/reading: get: operationId: getGyrometerReading summary: Microsoft Windows 10 Get gyrometer reading description: >- Retrieves the current gyrometer reading using Gyrometer.GetCurrentReading. Returns angular velocity in degrees per second along the x, y, and z axes. tags: - Gyrometer responses: '200': description: Successful reading content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/GyrometerReading' '404': description: Gyrometer not available /sensors/compass/reading: get: operationId: getCompassReading summary: Microsoft Windows 10 Get compass reading description: >- Retrieves the current compass reading using Compass.GetCurrentReading. Returns heading in degrees relative to magnetic north and optionally true north (if the device has a GPS receiver). tags: - Compass responses: '200': description: Successful reading content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/CompassReading' '404': description: Compass not available /sensors/inclinometer/reading: get: operationId: getInclinometerReading summary: Microsoft Windows 10 Get inclinometer reading description: >- Retrieves the current inclinometer reading using Inclinometer.GetCurrentReading. Returns pitch, roll, and yaw values in degrees corresponding to rotation around the x, y, and z axes. tags: - Inclinometer responses: '200': description: Successful reading content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/InclinometerReading' '404': description: Inclinometer not available /sensors/light/reading: get: operationId: getLightSensorReading summary: Microsoft Windows 10 Get light sensor reading description: >- Retrieves the current ambient light sensor reading using LightSensor.GetCurrentReading. Returns illuminance in lux and optionally chromaticity coordinates. tags: - Light Sensor responses: '200': description: Successful reading content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/LightSensorReading' '404': description: Light sensor not available /sensors/barometer/reading: get: operationId: getBarometerReading summary: Microsoft Windows 10 Get barometer reading description: >- Retrieves the current barometer reading using Barometer.GetCurrentReading. Returns atmospheric pressure in hectopascals (hPa). tags: - Barometer responses: '200': description: Successful reading content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/BarometerReading' '404': description: Barometer not available /sensors/orientation/reading: get: operationId: getOrientationReading summary: Microsoft Windows 10 Get orientation sensor reading description: >- Retrieves the current orientation sensor reading using OrientationSensor.GetCurrentReading. Returns a rotation matrix and quaternion representing the device's spatial orientation. The orientation sensor fuses data from accelerometer, compass, and gyrometer for smooth results. tags: - Orientation responses: '200': description: Successful reading content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/OrientationReading' '404': description: Orientation sensor not available /sensors/pedometer/reading: get: operationId: getPedometerReading summary: Microsoft Windows 10 Get pedometer reading description: >- Retrieves the current pedometer reading using Pedometer.GetCurrentReadings. Returns step counts categorized by step kind (walking, running, unknown). tags: - Pedometer responses: '200': description: Successful reading content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/PedometerReading' '404': description: Pedometer not available /sensors/proximity/reading: get: operationId: getProximityReading summary: Microsoft Windows 10 Get proximity sensor reading description: >- Retrieves the current proximity sensor reading using ProximitySensor.GetCurrentReading. Returns whether an object is detected and optionally the distance in millimeters. tags: - Proximity responses: '200': description: Successful reading content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/ProximityReading' '404': description: Proximity sensor not available /sensors/human-presence/reading: get: operationId: getHumanPresenceReading summary: Microsoft Windows 10 Get human presence sensor reading description: >- Retrieves the current human presence sensor reading using HumanPresenceSensor.GetCurrentReading. Detects whether a user is present, absent, or engaged, with optional head position and orientation data. tags: - Human Presence responses: '200': description: Successful reading content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/HumanPresenceReading' '404': description: Human presence sensor not available components: schemas: SensorInfo: type: object description: Information about an available sensor properties: type: type: string enum: - Accelerometer - Gyrometer - Compass - Inclinometer - LightSensor - Barometer - Altimeter - Magnetometer - OrientationSensor - SimpleOrientationSensor - Pedometer - ProximitySensor - ActivitySensor - HumanPresenceSensor - HingeAngleSensor deviceId: type: string description: Sensor device identifier minimumReportInterval: type: integer description: Minimum report interval in milliseconds reportInterval: type: integer description: Current report interval in milliseconds required: - type AccelerometerReading: type: object description: Accelerometer reading data properties: accelerationX: type: number format: double description: G-force along X axis accelerationY: type: number format: double description: G-force along Y axis accelerationZ: type: number format: double description: G-force along Z axis timestamp: type: string format: date-time GyrometerReading: type: object description: Gyrometer reading data properties: angularVelocityX: type: number format: double description: Angular velocity around X axis (deg/s) angularVelocityY: type: number format: double description: Angular velocity around Y axis (deg/s) angularVelocityZ: type: number format: double description: Angular velocity around Z axis (deg/s) timestamp: type: string format: date-time CompassReading: type: object description: Compass reading data properties: headingMagneticNorth: type: number format: double description: Heading in degrees relative to magnetic north headingTrueNorth: type: number format: double description: Heading in degrees relative to true north (nullable) headingAccuracy: type: string enum: - Unknown - Unreliable - Approximate - High description: Magnetometer accuracy timestamp: type: string format: date-time InclinometerReading: type: object description: Inclinometer reading data properties: pitchDegrees: type: number format: double description: Pitch rotation around X axis rollDegrees: type: number format: double description: Roll rotation around Y axis yawDegrees: type: number format: double description: Yaw rotation around Z axis yawAccuracy: type: string enum: - Unknown - Unreliable - Approximate - High timestamp: type: string format: date-time LightSensorReading: type: object description: Ambient light sensor reading properties: illuminanceInLux: type: number format: float description: Ambient light level in lux chromaticity: type: object properties: x: type: number format: float 'y': type: number format: float description: CIE xyY chromaticity coordinates timestamp: type: string format: date-time BarometerReading: type: object description: Barometer reading data properties: stationPressureInHectopascals: type: number format: double description: Atmospheric pressure in hPa timestamp: type: string format: date-time OrientationReading: type: object description: Orientation sensor reading data properties: quaternion: type: object properties: w: type: number format: float x: type: number format: float 'y': type: number format: float z: type: number format: float description: Orientation as a quaternion rotationMatrix: type: object properties: m11: type: number format: float m12: type: number format: float m13: type: number format: float m21: type: number format: float m22: type: number format: float m23: type: number format: float m31: type: number format: float m32: type: number format: float m33: type: number format: float description: 3x3 rotation matrix timestamp: type: string format: date-time PedometerReading: type: object description: Pedometer reading data properties: cumulativeSteps: type: integer description: Total step count stepKind: type: string enum: - Unknown - Walking - Running description: Type of step cumulativeStepsDuration: type: string description: Duration of steps timestamp: type: string format: date-time ProximityReading: type: object description: Proximity sensor reading data properties: isDetected: type: boolean description: Whether an object is detected distanceInMillimeters: type: integer description: Distance to detected object (nullable) timestamp: type: string format: date-time HumanPresenceReading: type: object description: Human presence sensor reading properties: presence: type: string enum: - Unknown - Present - NotPresent engagement: type: string enum: - Unknown - Engaged - Unengaged distanceInMillimeters: type: integer description: Estimated distance to user headPosition: type: object properties: azimuthInDegrees: type: number format: float altitudeInDegrees: type: number format: float headOrientation: type: object properties: pitchInDegrees: type: number format: float rollInDegrees: type: number format: float yawInDegrees: type: number format: float timestamp: type: string format: date-time tags: - name: Accelerometer - name: Barometer - name: Compass - name: Gyrometer - name: Human Presence - name: Inclinometer - name: Light Sensor - name: Orientation - name: Pedometer - name: Proximity - name: Sensors