Azure Virtual Machines

Azure Virtual Machines Virtual Machines API

Operations for creating, updating, deleting, and managing the lifecycle of Azure Virtual Machines including power operations, patching, and diagnostics.

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Operations 26

GET /subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourceGroups/{resourceGroupName}/providers/Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines Azure Virtual Machines List virtual machines in a resource group #
GET /subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/providers/Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines Azure Virtual Machines List all virtual machines in a subscription #
GET /subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/providers/Microsoft.Compute/locations/{location}/virtualMachines Azure Virtual Machines List virtual machines by location #
PUT /subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourceGroups/{resourceGroupName}/providers/Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/{vmName} Azure Virtual Machines Create or update a virtual machine #
GET /subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourceGroups/{resourceGroupName}/providers/Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/{vmName} Azure Virtual Machines Get a virtual machine #
PATCH /subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourceGroups/{resourceGroupName}/providers/Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/{vmName} Azure Virtual Machines Update a virtual machine #
DELETE /subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourceGroups/{resourceGroupName}/providers/Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/{vmName} Azure Virtual Machines Delete a virtual machine #
GET /subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourceGroups/{resourceGroupName}/providers/Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/{vmName}/instanceView Azure Virtual Machines Get the instance view of a virtual machine #
POST /subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourceGroups/{resourceGroupName}/providers/Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/{vmName}/start Azure Virtual Machines Start a virtual machine #
POST /subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourceGroups/{resourceGroupName}/providers/Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/{vmName}/powerOff Azure Virtual Machines Power off a virtual machine #
POST /subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourceGroups/{resourceGroupName}/providers/Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/{vmName}/deallocate Azure Virtual Machines Deallocate a virtual machine #
POST /subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourceGroups/{resourceGroupName}/providers/Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/{vmName}/restart Azure Virtual Machines Restart a virtual machine #
POST /subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourceGroups/{resourceGroupName}/providers/Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/{vmName}/redeploy Azure Virtual Machines Redeploy a virtual machine #
POST /subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourceGroups/{resourceGroupName}/providers/Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/{vmName}/reimage Azure Virtual Machines Reimage a virtual machine #
POST /subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourceGroups/{resourceGroupName}/providers/Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/{vmName}/capture Azure Virtual Machines Capture a virtual machine #
POST /subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourceGroups/{resourceGroupName}/providers/Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/{vmName}/generalize Azure Virtual Machines Generalize a virtual machine #
POST /subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourceGroups/{resourceGroupName}/providers/Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/{vmName}/convertToManagedDisks Azure Virtual Machines Convert to managed disks #
POST /subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourceGroups/{resourceGroupName}/providers/Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/{vmName}/performMaintenance Azure Virtual Machines Perform maintenance on a virtual machine #
POST /subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourceGroups/{resourceGroupName}/providers/Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/{vmName}/simulateEviction Azure Virtual Machines Simulate eviction of a spot virtual machine #
POST /subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourceGroups/{resourceGroupName}/providers/Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/{vmName}/reapply Azure Virtual Machines Reapply a virtual machine state #
POST /subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourceGroups/{resourceGroupName}/providers/Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/{vmName}/retrieveBootDiagnosticsData Azure Virtual Machines Retrieve boot diagnostics data #
POST /subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourceGroups/{resourceGroupName}/providers/Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/{vmName}/assessPatches Azure Virtual Machines Assess patches on a virtual machine #
POST /subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourceGroups/{resourceGroupName}/providers/Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/{vmName}/installPatches Azure Virtual Machines Install patches on a virtual machine #
POST /subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourceGroups/{resourceGroupName}/providers/Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/{vmName}/attachDetachDataDisks Azure Virtual Machines Attach or detach data disks #
GET /subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourceGroups/{resourceGroupName}/providers/Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/{vmName}/vmSizes Azure Virtual Machines List available sizes for a virtual machine #
POST /subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourceGroups/{resourceGroupName}/providers/Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/{vmName}/runCommand Azure Virtual Machines Run command on a virtual machine #

Documentation

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Documentation
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/compute/virtual-machines
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GettingStarted
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/overview
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Authentication
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/identity/managed-identities-azure-resources/how-managed-identities-work-vm
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GettingStarted
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/linux/quick-create-cli
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RateLimits
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/quotas

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/microsoft-azure-virtual-machines/refs/heads/main/openapi/microsoft-azure-virtual-machines-virtual-machines-api-openapi.yml

Other Resources

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Swagger
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Azure/azure-rest-api-specs/main/specification/compute/resource-manager/Microsoft.Compute/ComputeRP/stable/2023-09-01/virtualMachines.json
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Pricing
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/virtual-machines/
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ServiceLevelAgreement
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/support/legal/sla/virtual-machines/
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Tutorials
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/linux/tutorial-manage-vm
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SDKs
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/downloads/
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Reference
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/compute/virtual-machines?view=rest-compute-2025-04-01
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SDK - Python
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/python/api/overview/azure/compute
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SDK - .NET
https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.Azure.Management.Compute
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SDK - JavaScript
https://www.npmjs.com/package/@azure/arm-compute
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SDK - Go
https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/arm/compute

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OpenAPI Specification

microsoft-azure-virtual-machines-virtual-machines-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Azure REST Virtual Machines API
  description: REST API for creating and managing Azure Virtual Machines. Provides operations for provisioning, starting, stopping, deallocating, restarting, reimaging, capturing, and deleting virtual machines, as well as managing data disks, extensions, patching, and run commands. All operations follow the Azure Resource Manager pattern and require OAuth 2.0 authentication via Microsoft Entra ID.
  version: '2024-07-01'
  contact:
    name: Microsoft Azure Support
    url: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/support/
  license:
    name: Microsoft API License
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/legal/microsoft-apis/terms-of-use
  termsOfService: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/support/legal/
servers:
- url: https://management.azure.com
  description: Azure Resource Manager Production Endpoint
security:
- OAuth2Auth: []
tags:


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