# Platform

**Kind**: module | **Library**: @interopio/desktop | **Access**: `io.platform`

**Source**: https://docs.interop.io/desktop/reference/javascript/platform/index.html

The Platform API provides facilities for managing system-level events like restarting or shutting down the io.Connect platform.

The Platform API is accessible via the [`io.platform`](https://docs.interop.io/desktop/reference/javascript/platform/api/index.md) object.

Available since io.Connect Desktop 10.0 &@interopio/desktop 6.16.0.

## Interfaces

- [API](https://docs.interop.io/desktop/reference/javascript/platform/api/index.md): Platform API.
- [ExitOptions](https://docs.interop.io/desktop/reference/javascript/platform/exitoptions/index.md): Options for platform shutdown or restart.
- [ShuttingDownEventArgs](https://docs.interop.io/desktop/reference/javascript/platform/shuttingdowneventargs/index.md): Describes the argument received by the callback function for handling the platform shutdown event.