API Management

Publish APIs to developers, partners, and employees securely and at scale.

Overview

Application logic is often provided as an API instead of via an interface usable by end users. API Management can help with marketing an API. Provisioned APIs can be assigned permissions, supplemented by converting input and output values, and supplied with product-specific SLAs. The usage of APIs can be monitored, evaluated, and billed accordingly as necessary. The provisioned API can be operated on Azure or externally.

Key Resources

Homepage: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/services/api-management/
Pricing: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/api-management/
SLA: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/support/legal/sla/api-management/v1_5/
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Getting Started

  1. 8/26/2022, Whitepaper
    Learn how to turn your data into a competitive edge by exposing your APIs. Read stories from companies who have used Azure API Management to create new value for their...
  2. 10/4/2022, Lab
    This hands-on-lab will guide you through the different concepts around Azure API Management, from the creation to the DevOps, including good practices in terms of versioning,...
  3. 1/31/2023, Webpage
    Each API Management pricing tier offers a distinct set of features and per unit capacity. This page summarizes the key features available in each of the tiers.
  4. 10/4/2022, Ebook
    This e-book is designed for technical leaders tasked with establishing a new API program for their organization or maturing an existing program. It will provide insights and...

News

Date News
1/14/2026
The age of AI agents is here. Tools like GitHub Copilot, Claude, and other AI assistants are no longer just answering questions—they're taking actions, calling APIs, and automating complex...
1/5/2026
In this issue: Ace Aviator of the Month News from our product group Community Playbook News from our community Ace Aviator of the Month January's Ace Aviator: Sagar Sharma Sagar Sharma -...
12/17/2025
For more than 25 years, Microsoft BizTalk Server has supported mission-critical integration workloads for organizations around the world. From business process automation and B2B messaging to...
12/1/2025
In this issue: Ace Aviator of the Month News from our product group Community Playbook News from our community Ace Aviator of the Month December’s Ace Aviator: Daniel Jonathan Daniel Jonathan...
11/20/2025
Overview This article explains the process of exposing legacy APIs, which are hosted on Azure Container Apps, to AI Agents, as Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers by utilizing Azure API...
11/19/2025
Superior capacity, highest entity limits, unlimited included calls, and the most comprehensive set of features set the Premium v2 tier apart from other API Management tiers. Customers rely on the...
11/19/2025
Today, we’re announcing the preview support for A2A (Agent2Agent) APIs in Azure API Management. With this capability, organizations can now manage and govern agent APIs alongside AI model APIs,...
11/19/2025
Announcing the public preview of A2A API support in Azure API Management. With this new capability, organizations can manage and govern agent APIs alongside other API types — AI model APIs, Model...
11/18/2025
Today at Ignite, we announced the General Availability of Agent Loop in Logic Apps Standard—bringing production-ready agentic automation to every customer. But GA is just the beginning. We’re...
11/18/2025
Today at Ignite, we announced the General Availability of Agent Loop in Logic Apps Standard—bringing production-ready agentic automation to every customer. But GA is just the beginning. We’re...
11/18/2025
Every new wave of applications brings with it the promise of reshaping how we work, build and create. From digitization to web, from cloud to mobile, these shifts have made us all more connected,...
11/18/2025
For more than a decade, Azure API Management has been the trusted control plane for API governance, security, and observability on a global scale supporting more than 38,000 customers, almost 3...
11/18/2025
Software is evolving faster than ever, and organizations now operate across multiple generations of application architectures at once: AI apps and agents, cloud-native microservices, modernized...
11/18/2025
Model Context Protocol (MCP) governance in Azure API Management (APIM) is now generally available.This release extends Azure API Management’s proven governance, security, and observability model...
11/18/2025
API Center Standard, previously a separate paid offering, is now included at no additional cost for all Azure API Management Standard and Premium customers, when an API Center instance is linked...
11/18/2025
Announcing the general availability of the Azure API Management Premium v2 tier, our most powerful and scalable option for managing APIs at enterprise scale. Premium v2 delivers superior...
11/18/2025
The BYO AI Model Gateway feature allows enterprises to connect Foundry-hosted models through any AI gateway services like Azure API Management, Mulesoft, and Kong, to Foundry Agent Service. The...
11/3/2025
In this issue: Ace Aviator of the Month News from our product group News from our community Ace Aviator of the Month Novembers’s Ace Aviator: Al Ghoniem Al Ghoniem - Senior Integration...
10/22/2025
Let’s pick up from where we left off in the previous post — Selecting the Right Agentic Solution on Azure - Part 1. Earlier, we explored a decision tree to help identify the most suitable Azure...
10/20/2025
We’re excited to announce a new capability in Azure API Management (APIM) — you can now send messages directly to Azure Service Bus from your APIs using a built-in policy. This enhancement...