---
UID: TP:mapi
ms.assetid: df90a58f-c6be-32ff-8ffe-8c92b362ec85
ms.date: 01/11/2019
ms.keywords: 
ms.topic: conceptual
---

# Windows Messaging (MAPI)

## -description

Overview of the Windows Messaging (MAPI) technology.

To develop Windows Messaging (MAPI), you need these headers:

 * [mapi.h](../mapi/index.md)
 * [mapiunicodehelp.h](../mapiunicodehelp/index.md)
 * [wabmem.h](../wabmem/index.md)

For programming guidance for this technology, see:
* [Windows Messaging (MAPI)](https://docs.microsoft.com/previous-versions/windows/desktop/windowsmapi)

