# Azure Policy Policy Definitions API

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/microsoft-azure-policy/microsoft-azure-policy-policy-definitions-api/  
**Provider:** Azure Policy — https://apis.io/providers/microsoft-azure-policy/  
**Base URL:** https://management.azure.com/  
**Documentation:** https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/policy/

Azure Policy Policy Definitions API is one of 2 APIs that [Azure Policy](https://apis.io/providers/microsoft-azure-policy/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification. Tagged areas include Policy Definitions. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, and authentication docs.

Policy Definitions operations

## Machine-readable artifacts (4)

- **OpenAPI** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/microsoft-azure-policy/refs/heads/main/openapi/microsoft-azure-policy-policy-definitions-api-openapi.yml
- **Documentation** — https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/policy/
- **Authentication** — https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/azure/
- **Overview** — https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/governance/policy/overview

## Other Azure Policy APIs (1)

- [Azure Policy Operations API](https://apis.io/apis/microsoft-azure-policy/microsoft-azure-policy-operations-api/)

## Tags

Policy Definitions

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/apis/microsoft-azure-policy/microsoft-azure-policy-policy-definitions-api/). The API's provider profile, Kin Score and agent-readiness rating are at https://apis.io/providers/microsoft-azure-policy/.