SharePoint 2013 Core server class library

Find a list of the major core public namespaces in SharePoint 2013 that run on servers.

Applies to: SharePoint Foundation 2013 | SharePoint Server 2013

The core class library reference for SharePoint 2013 lists .NET server namespaces. These namespaces contain classes and other members that are designed mainly to help you develop solutions for SharePoint end users and low-level administrators, such as site owners.

For information about classes that run on a client, see .NET client API reference for SharePoint 2013.

Core server namespaces in SharePoint 2013

• Microsoft.Office.Server

• Microsoft.Office.Server.Administration

• Microsoft.Office.Server.Auditing

• Microsoft.Office.Server.Diagnostics

• Microsoft.Office.Server.EvaluatorModeProvisioning

• Microsoft.Office.Server.Infrastructure

• Microsoft.Office.Server.ObjectCache

• Microsoft.Office.Server.Upgrade

• Microsoft.Office.Server.Utilities

• Microsoft.Office.Server.WebControls

• Microsoft.Office.Server.WebControls.Charting

• Microsoft.SharePoint

• Microsoft.SharePoint.ApplicationRuntime

• Microsoft.SharePoint.Applications.GroupBoard

• Microsoft.SharePoint.ApplicationServices

• Microsoft.SharePoint.DistributedCaching.Utilities

• Microsoft.SharePoint.EmailIntegration

• Microsoft.SharePoint.Help

• Microsoft.SharePoint.JSGrid

• Microsoft.SharePoint.JsonUtilities

• Microsoft.SharePoint.Linq

• Microsoft.SharePoint.Meetings

• Microsoft.SharePoint.Mobile.Controls

• Microsoft.SharePoint.Mobile.WebControls

• Microsoft.SharePoint.MobileMessage

• Microsoft.SharePoint.Navigation

• Microsoft.SharePoint.Portal.ClaimProviders

• Microsoft.SharePoint.Portal.MobileControls

• Microsoft.SharePoint.Portal.WebControls

• Microsoft.SharePoint.RemoteApp

• Microsoft.SharePoint.Sharing

• Microsoft.SharePoint.SoapServer

• Microsoft.SharePoint.Upgrade

• Microsoft.SharePoint.UserCode

• Microsoft.SharePoint.Utilities

• Microsoft.SharePoint.WebControls

Additional resources

• .NET server API reference for SharePoint 2013

• SharePoint 2013 development overview

• Choose the right API set in SharePoint 2013