Welcome!

The C++ REST SDK (codename "Casablanca") is a Microsoft project for cloud-based client-server communication in native code using a modern asynchronous C++ API design. This project allows C++ developers to take advantage of the radical shift in software architecture that cloud computing represents.

Try our Nuget package

Do you like having to mess with setting up header file includes, library, and dll paths? Consider trying out using our Nuget package instead of our MSI. Whether you target desktop, XP, Windows store, Windows Phone all you have to do is just reference the package and you are ready to go.

Please note XP and Windows Phone 8 development are only supported with Visual Studio 2012.

Here’s what you get with the SDK:

• Support for accessing REST services from native code on Linux, Windows XP, Vista, 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 by providing asynchronous C++ bindings to HTTP, JSON, and URIs
• Implementation of Asynchronous Streams and Stream Buffers
• A Visual Studio extension SDK to help you write C++ HTTP client side code in your Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 App Store
• A consistent and powerful model for composing asynchronous operations based on C++ 11 features
• A set of samples and reference documentation
• Support with Visual Studio 2012 and Visual Studio 2013
• New experimental features such as HTTP Listener library and support for Windows Phone 8.

Having Trouble?

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Quick Links

• Documentation
• User Q/A forum
• Vote on or request a feature
• Report a bug
• Directly contact us askcasablanca at Microsoft dot com