# Azure Container Instances

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/azure-container-instances/  
**Website:** https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/products/container-instances  
**APIs profiled:** 2

Azure Container Instances (ACI) is the fastest and simplest way to run containers in Azure without having to manage virtual machines or adopt a higher-level orchestration service. It offers serverless containers with per-second billing, custom sizes, and seamless integration with the Azure ecosystem for burst and event-driven workloads.

## Kin Score — 40.0 / 100 (developing)

Scored 2026-08-20 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 40.0).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 59.3 |
| Contract Quality | 56.0 |
| Governance | 25.0 |
| Contract Governance | 25.0 |
| Operational Transparency | 26.3 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 28.6 |
| Commercial Clarity | 39.5 |
| Access Clarity | 39.5 |

## Agent readiness — 32.1 (agent-aware)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | yes |
| Agentic Access | derived |
| Reversibility Documented | no |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | yes |
| Idempotency | no |
| Error Semantics | no |
| OpenAPI Examples | partial |
| Rate Limit Signal | documented |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | no |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | no |

## Access

Freemium · Self-serve signup — onboarding: self-serve, pricing: freemium, trial: no (confidence: high).

## APIs (2)

- **Azure Container Instances Operations API** — The Operations API from Azure Container Instances — 1 operation(s) for operations.
- **Azure Container Instances Subscriptions API** — The Subscriptions API from Azure Container Instances — 12 operation(s) for subscriptions.

## Agentic access (1)

- **Azure Container Instances Agentic Access** — 16 operations · 8 acting · 1 human-in-the-loop

## Security (3)

- **Azure Container Instances Authentication** — oauth2 · 1 scheme
- **Azure Container Instances Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · DMARC
- **Azure Container Instances Vulnerability Disclosure** — security.txt · contact published

## Plans (1)

- **Azure Container Instances Plans Pricing**

## Tags

Azure, Cloud, Container Instances, Containers, Microsoft, Serverless

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/azure-container-instances/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.