Xbox Live is a premier gaming network that connects millions of gamers across the world. You can add Xbox Live to your Windows 10 or Xbox One game in order to take advantage of the Xbox Live features and services.
For most of your Xbox Live development needs, you can access the public Xbox Live docs at the following location:
Xbox Live developer documentation
Xbox Live documentation is available online for both conceptual information and API reference. You may also download for it for offline viewing.
You can also find this documentation under your XDK install location at %XboxOneXDKLatest%\Documentation\XboxLiveSDK.chm. For example, the full path to the Xbox Live documentation in a default XDK installation of build 123456 would be C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Durango XDK\123456\Documentation\XboxLiveSDK.chm.
This section covers content that is only available to managed Xbox partners, and members of the ID@Xbox program. This content is not available publicly.
Multiplayer and multiplayer networking
This section covers topics specific to multiplayer and multiplayer networking scenarios.
Xbox Live user privileges
Describes how the Xbox Live service determines which privileges an Xbox Live user has, and what that means for your title.
Event driven Data Platform
This section details the event driven model of Data Platform 2013 and Data Platform 2015.
Xbox One Marketplace and Downloadable Content
The functionality provided in the Windows.Xbox.ApplicationModel.Store namespace enables Xbox One titles to display UIs that enable the purchase process, as well as detect and access downloadable content.
Xbox Live Cloud Compute
Xbox Live Compute is a cloud-based platform that empowers game creators to deliver breakthrough online session-based gaming experiences at epic scale.