AI Launch Profile
Microsoft Work IQ APIs
Microsoft made Work IQ APIs generally available for agents that need permission-aware Microsoft 365 context, tools, and actions.
At a glance
Launch Snapshot
- Company
- Microsoft
- Launch date
- June 16, 2026
- Launch type
- New Product
- Category
- AI Agents, AI Infrastructure
- Audience
- Enterprise agent developers, AI platform teams, Microsoft 365 administrators, and software vendors building permission-aware agents over organizational work data.
- Pricing
- Microsoft announced general availability for June 16, 2026. Work IQ API usage is consumption-based through Copilot Credits, with variable Chat and Context consumption and static tool-call consumption; customers should verify current licensing, tenant setup, and pricing guidance.
- Free plan
- No
- API
- Yes
- Open weights/source
- No
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Verification & Sources
- Status
- Verified
- Source links
- 3
- Freshness
- Verified July 9, 2026
- Last verified
- July 9, 2026
- Last updated
- July 9, 2026
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Kingy Launch Score
8.0 / 10 · Solid
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Why this score
- Source & verification 8.5/10 — The GA announcement, product documentation, and a dedicated licensing page — three dated first-party sources. microsoft.com
- Product evidence 8.0/10 — Generally available APIs with published documentation for permission-aware Microsoft 365 context, tools, and actions. learn.microsoft.com
- Significance & novelty 8.0/10 — Agent access to organizational work data with tenant governance — significant enterprise-agent infrastructure. microsoft.com
- Traction signals not scored — insufficient sourced evidence
- Offer clarity 7.0/10 — Consumption-based pricing through Copilot Credits is documented, with a licensing page for current guidance. microsoft.com
Evidence checked 2026-07-10
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Kingy AI Take
Microsoft made Work IQ APIs generally available on June 16, 2026, giving agents permission-aware Microsoft 365 context, tools, and actions with consumption-based Copilot Credits pricing (learn.microsoft.com). Enterprise Agent Developers, AI Platform Teams, and Microsoft 365 Administrators get governed access over organizational work data. Retrieval quality, permission design, and credit consumption differ per tenant, so run a controlled pilot before production adoption.
Who it is for
Enterprise agent developers, AI platform teams, Microsoft 365 administrators, and software vendors building permission-aware agents over organizational work data.
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