Visualstudio VSOnline

Name: VSOnline API
Brand: VSOnline
Availability: InStock

★ Only Publicly Available OpenAPI DocumentDeveloper ToolsSource Controlbearer57 EndpointsREST

For Agents

Programmatically getenvironmentroute, getprebuildreadinessskusroute. Covers 57 operations with bearer authentication.

Install Jentic One Beta

Connect the VSOnline to your agent

Jentic One is a self-hosted execution layer for AI agents. It lets your agent call the VSOnline, or any other public or private API you need. You set the rules, the agent never sees your credentials, and every call is logged.

Two steps, two machines. Install the instance in a safe environment, then register your agent from wherever it runs.

Step 1: Jentic One Host machine

# On the machine that will host your Jentic One instance:
curl -fsSL "https://jentic.com/install.sh?src=apis&api=%2Fapis%2Fvisualstudio.com%2Fvisualstudio" | sh

Step 2: Agent machine

# On the machine where your agent runs (keep this separate from the instance):
curl -fsSL "https://jentic.com/install.sh?src=apis&api=%2Fapis%2Fvisualstudio.com%2Fvisualstudio" | sh
jentic register       # connects your agent to your Jentic One instance

Jentic One is in public beta. The setup above keeps your agent separate from the instance, which is what you want before using real credentials: an agent running as the same OS user as Jentic One can read its stored keys directly. Just evaluating? A single local install is fine to start. See the secure deployment guide for the tiers.

Capabilities

What an agent can do with VSOnline API.

GetEnvironmentRoute

GetPrebuildReadinessSkusRoute

Integrate VSOnline into automated workflows

Query and filter VSOnline records by parameters

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Use Cases

Patterns agents use VSOnline API for, with concrete tasks.

★ Developer Tools Operations

Use the VSOnline to perform developer tools operations programmatically. The API provides 57 endpoints covering core functionality including getenvironmentroute, getprebuildreadinessskusroute.

Call GET /api/v1/Environments/{environmentId} to getenvironmentroute

Data Retrieval and Monitoring

Query VSOnline resources on a schedule to track changes, generate alerts, or feed downstream dashboards. Agents poll relevant endpoints, compare against previous state, and trigger actions when thresholds are crossed.

Poll the primary VSOnline endpoint, compare response to last known state, and alert if changed

AI Agent Integration via Jentic

AI agents discover and call VSOnline endpoints through Jentic without managing credentials directly. An agent searches for the required operation by intent, receives the matching endpoint schema, and executes the call with Jentic-managed authentication. This eliminates the need to read API documentation or handle bearer tokens manually.

Search Jentic for 'getenvironmentroute', load the operation schema, and execute with Jentic-managed credentials

Key Endpoints

57 endpoints — public apis for managing vs codespaces.

METHOD

PATH

DESCRIPTION

GET

/api/v1/Environments/{environmentId}

GetEnvironmentRoute

GET

/api/v2/prebuilds/templates/skus/repo/{repoId}/branch/{branchName}/hash/{prebuildHash}/location/{location}/devcontainerpath/{devContainerPath}

GetPrebuildReadinessSkusRoute

GET

/api/v1/Environments/{environmentId}

GetEnvironmentRoute

GET

/api/v2/prebuilds/templates/skus/repo/{repoId}/branch/{branchName}/hash/{prebuildHash}/location/{location}/devcontainerpath/{devContainerPath}

GetPrebuildReadinessSkusRoute

Why Jentic?

What agents get from Jentic-routed access to this vendor.

Setup

Wiring the VSOnline API by hand means passing its JWT bearer token in the Authorization header and forming its environment and prebuild-template calls yourself. Through Jentic you install once, import the VSOnline API from the API Directory, store the token once, and your agent calls it.

Permission scoping

VSOnline puts the environment id in the URL path (/api/v1/Environments/{environmentId}), so a rule can pin your agent to one environment and the operations around it. You choose the operations it may call, so anything beyond reading that environment is not included unless you add it.

Credential isolation

Your VSOnline token is stored once, encrypted, by your own Jentic One instance and injected at execution time. It never enters the agent's prompt, logs, or context.

Intent-based discovery

Agents search Jentic by intent such as 'get a codespace environment by id' or 'list prebuild templates for a repository branch', and Jentic returns the matching VSOnline operation with its input schema so the agent calls the right endpoint without browsing the reference docs.

Related APIs

Alternatives and complements available in the Jentic catalogue.

Alternative

Github

Alternative developer tools API

Choose Github when you need a different approach to developer tools operations

Alternative

Gitlab

Alternative developer tools API

Choose Gitlab when you need a different approach to developer tools operations

FAQs

Specific to using VSOnline API through Jentic.

What authentication does the VSOnline use?

The VSOnline uses a Bearer token in the Authorization header. Through Jentic, these credentials are stored encrypted in your Jentic One instance and injected at execution time, so raw secrets never enter the agent context.

Can I getenvironmentroute with the VSOnline?

Yes. Use the GET /api/v1/Environments/{environmentId} endpoint. The API returns structured JSON responses that agents can parse and act on directly.

What are the rate limits for the VSOnline?

Rate limits are not specified in the OpenAPI spec. Check the vendor documentation for current limits. Through Jentic, rate limiting is handled automatically with retry logic built into the execution layer.

How do I getenvironmentroute through Jentic?

Install the Jentic SDK with pip install jentic, authenticate through Jentic One, the self-hosted execution layer, then search for 'getenvironmentroute'. Jentic returns the matching VSOnline operation with its input schema. Load the schema and execute the call - credentials are injected automatically.

How many endpoints does the VSOnline have?

The VSOnline exposes 57 endpoints covering agenttelemetry, agents, billing operations.