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SharePoint Online Developer Resource Center

Find articles, videos, and training for the developer features available in SharePoint Online.

What Is SharePoint Online?

SharePoint Online, included in Office 365, is a cloud-based service for businesses of all sizes. It helps businesses create sites to share documents and insights with colleagues, partners, and customers.

SharePoint Online provides sites to:

  • Manage and share important documents using My Sites.
  • Keep teams in sync and manage important projects with team sites.
  • Stay up-to-date with company information and news using intranet sites.
  • Share documents securely with partners and customers using extranet sites.
  • Market your business using a simple public-facing website.

Getting Started

SharePoint Online Development (in 180 Seconds)


SharePoint Online: An Overview for Developers

Learn about the developer features that are coming to SharePoint Online, strategies and patterns for successfully developing on SharePoint Online, and links to additional resources for developers to deepen their knowledge of these extensibility features.

Cloud-Based Collaboration with SharePoint Online

Learn how SharePoint Online development is similar to and different from SharePoint 2010 development by following along with Chris Mayo as he builds solutions that run in the cloud.

Remote Authentication in SharePoint Online Using Claims Based Authentication

Use this article and code sample to learn how to authenticate against SharePoint Online in client applications using the SharePoint client-side object models.

SharePoint Online Developer Guide

Download this white paper to gain knowledge and understanding of SharePoint Online within Microsoft Office 365, and the rich features available to developers and designers. Or read the online version.

Office 365 Developer Training Kit

Use this online or downloadable training course to help you get started building cloud-based communication and collaboration solutions for Office 365, including SharePoint Online. Includes 7 modules, with over 10 hours of video and 17 hands-on-labs.

SharePoint 2010 SDK

Read the SharePoint 2010 SDK online or download the SDK documentation and code samples.