# Azure Virtual Machine Extensions REST API

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/microsoft-azure-virtual-machines/azure-virtual-machine-extensions-rest-api/  
**Provider:** Azure Virtual Machines — https://apis.io/providers/microsoft-azure-virtual-machines/  
**Base URL:** https://management.azure.com  
**Documentation:** https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/extensions/overview

Azure Virtual Machine Extensions REST API is one of 10 APIs that [Azure Virtual Machines](https://apis.io/providers/microsoft-azure-virtual-machines/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network. Tagged areas include Automation, Configuration, and Extensions. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes API documentation, an API reference, and a getting-started guide.

REST API for managing Virtual Machine Extensions, which provide post-deployment configuration and automation tasks on Azure VMs. Extensions can install software, run scripts, configure diagnostics, and integrate with monitoring and security tools.

## Machine-readable artifacts (3)

- **Documentation** — https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/compute/virtual-machine-extensions
- **Reference** — https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/compute/virtual-machine-extensions?view=rest-compute-2025-04-01
- **GettingStarted** — https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/extensions/overview

## Other Azure Virtual Machines APIs (9)

- [Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets REST API](https://apis.io/apis/microsoft-azure-virtual-machines/azure-virtual-machine-scale-sets-rest-api/)
- [Azure Virtual Machine Images REST API](https://apis.io/apis/microsoft-azure-virtual-machines/azure-virtual-machine-images-rest-api/)
- [Azure Virtual Machine Sizes REST API](https://apis.io/apis/microsoft-azure-virtual-machines/azure-virtual-machine-sizes-rest-api/)
- [Azure Virtual Machine Run Commands REST API](https://apis.io/apis/microsoft-azure-virtual-machines/azure-virtual-machine-run-commands-rest-api/)
- [Azure Availability Sets REST API](https://apis.io/apis/microsoft-azure-virtual-machines/azure-availability-sets-rest-api/)
- [Azure Proximity Placement Groups REST API](https://apis.io/apis/microsoft-azure-virtual-machines/azure-proximity-placement-groups-rest-api/)
- [Azure Dedicated Hosts REST API](https://apis.io/apis/microsoft-azure-virtual-machines/azure-dedicated-hosts-rest-api/)
- [Azure Capacity Reservations REST API](https://apis.io/apis/microsoft-azure-virtual-machines/azure-capacity-reservations-rest-api/)
- [Azure Virtual Machines Virtual Machines API](https://apis.io/apis/microsoft-azure-virtual-machines/microsoft-azure-virtual-machines-virtual-machines-api/)

## Tags

Automation, Configuration, Extensions

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