Xbox Game Bar Widget API Overview

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Overview

The Xbox Game Bar API includes multiple objects that allow your application to communicate with Game Bar.

XboxGameBarWidget

This object must be created by the widget when the widget is activated by Game Bar. This object provides core IPC between Game Bar and the widget, context for future API calls, as well as methods, properties, and events for the widget to manage its state with Game Bar.

XboxGameBarWidgetActivatedEventArgs

This object includes additional information related to app activation.

XboxGameBarWidgetControl

This object allows you to send control commands to other widgets in your app package.

XboxGameBarWidgetWindowState

Represents a widget's current Window state.

XboxGameBarDisplayMode

Represents Game Bar's current display mode.

XboxGameBarWebAuthenticationBroker

This object allows you to use the WebAuthenticationBroker class to properly connect to OAuth providers through Game Bar.

XboxGameBarWidgetActivity

Start an activity to prevent Game Bar from idle shutdown. Use this to supporting long-running user activities, such as voice chat.

XboxGameBarAppTargetTracker

Track which app currently has foreground focus and get information about it.

XboxGameBarWidgetNotificationManager

Manage and post notifications through Game Bar.

XboxGameBarHotkeyWatcher

Register and watch for hotkey combination presses. Allows your widget to perform actions when the user presses your registered hotkey combinations.