Azure Virtual Machines

Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets REST API

REST API for creating and managing Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets (VMSS). Enables deployment and management of groups of identical, load-balanced VMs that can automatically scale in response to demand or a defined schedule.

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Documentation

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Documentation
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/compute/virtual-machine-scale-sets
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GettingStarted
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machine-scale-sets/quick-create-portal

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Reference
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/compute/virtual-machine-scale-sets?view=rest-compute-2025-04-01
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Pricing
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/virtual-machine-scale-sets/
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FAQ
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machine-scale-sets/virtual-machine-scale-sets-faq
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APIsJSON
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/microsoft-azure-virtual-machines/refs/heads/main/apis.yml

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apis.yml Raw ↑ 
name: Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets REST API
description: REST API for creating and managing Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets (VMSS). Enables deployment
  and management of groups of identical, load-balanced VMs that can automatically scale in response to
  demand or a defined schedule.
image: https://azure.microsoft.com/svghandler/virtual-machines/
humanURL: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machine-scale-sets/
baseURL: https://management.azure.com
tags:
- Auto-Scaling
- Load Balancing
- Virtual Machine Scale Sets
tags_raw:
- Autoscaling
- Load Balancing
- Virtual Machine Scale Sets
properties:
- type: Documentation
  url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/compute/virtual-machine-scale-sets
- type: Reference
  url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/compute/virtual-machine-scale-sets?view=rest-compute-2025-04-01
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machine-scale-sets/quick-create-portal
- type: Pricing
  url: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/virtual-machine-scale-sets/
- type: FAQ
  url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machine-scale-sets/virtual-machine-scale-sets-faq