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Azure Networking Services

A comprehensive collection of Azure networking APIs for managing virtual networks, load balancers, application gateways, VPN gateways, DNS, and other networking resources in the Microsoft Azure cloud.

Azure Networking Services publishes 5 APIs on the APIs.io network, including LoadBalancers API, Subnets API, Subscriptions API, and 2 more. Tagged areas include Azure, Cloud, Infrastructure, Microsoft, and Networking.

The Azure Networking Services catalog on APIs.io includes 1 JSON-LD context and 2 Spectral governance rulesets.

Azure Networking Services’ developer surface includes authentication, developer portal, documentation, getting-started guide, support, engineering blog, and 12 more developer resources.

56.4/100 strong ▼ -6.0 Agent 31/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
AccessFreemiumSelf serve⚡ Free to try
5 APIs
AzureCloudInfrastructureMicrosoftNetworking

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scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
Composite quality — 56.4/100 · strong
Contract Quality 12.5 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 10.0 / 20
Commercial Clarity 12.1 / 20
Operational Transparency 6.2 / 13
Governance 8.3 / 12
Discoverability 7.4 / 10
Agent readiness — 31/100 · agent aware
Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10
MCP Server 0 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10
Idempotency 0 / 9
Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8
Request/Response Examples 0 / 7
Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7
Typed Event Surface 0 / 6
Agent Skills 0 / 5
Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4
Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3
A2A Agent Card 0 / 8
Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4
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APIs 5

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

Azure Networking Services LoadBalancers API

The LoadBalancers API from Azure Networking Services — 16 operation(s) for loadbalancers.

Azure Networking Services Subnets API

The Subnets API from Azure Networking Services — 2 operation(s) for subnets.

Azure Networking Services Subscriptions API

The Subscriptions API from Azure Networking Services — 6 operation(s) for subscriptions.

Azure Networking Services VirtualNetworkPeerings API

The VirtualNetworkPeerings API from Azure Networking Services — 2 operation(s) for virtualnetworkpeerings.

Azure Networking Services VirtualNetworks API

The VirtualNetworks API from Azure Networking Services — 3 operation(s) for virtualnetworks.

Postman Collections 5

Ready-to-run Postman collections for exercising this provider's APIs.

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

Semantic Vocabularies 1

JSON-LD contexts and semantic vocabularies used across these APIs.

Azure Networking Services Context

21 classes · 36 properties

JSON-LD

Spectral Rules 2

Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.

Azure Networking Services API Rules

5 rules · 3 warnings 2 info

SPECTRAL

Azure Networking Services API Rules

18 rules · 5 errors 9 warnings 4 info

SPECTRAL

JSON Schema 55

Standalone JSON Schema definitions for this provider's data models.

AddressSpace

1 properties

JSON SCHEMA

BackendAddressPoolPropertiesFormat

5 properties

JSON SCHEMA

BackendAddressPool

4 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Delegation

3 properties

JSON SCHEMA

DhcpOptions

1 properties

JSON SCHEMA

FrontendIPConfigurationPropertiesFormat

11 properties

JSON SCHEMA

FrontendIPConfiguration

5 properties

JSON SCHEMA

InboundNatPoolPropertiesFormat

9 properties

JSON SCHEMA

InboundNatPool

4 properties

JSON SCHEMA

InboundNatRuleListResult

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

InboundNatRulePropertiesFormat

9 properties

JSON SCHEMA

InboundNatRule

4 properties

JSON SCHEMA

IPAddressAvailabilityResult

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

LoadBalancerListResult

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

LoadBalancerOutboundRuleListResult

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

LoadBalancerProbeListResult

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

LoadBalancerPropertiesFormat

9 properties

JSON SCHEMA

LoadBalancer

3 properties

JSON SCHEMA

LoadBalancerSku

1 properties

JSON SCHEMA

LoadBalancingRulePropertiesFormat

12 properties

JSON SCHEMA

LoadBalancingRule

4 properties

JSON SCHEMA

NetworkIntentPolicyConfiguration

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

NetworkIntentPolicy

1 properties

JSON SCHEMA

NetworkInterfacePropertiesFormat

0 properties

JSON SCHEMA

OutboundRulePropertiesFormat

7 properties

JSON SCHEMA

OutboundRule

4 properties

JSON SCHEMA

PrepareNetworkPoliciesRequest

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

ProbePropertiesFormat

7 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Probe

4 properties

JSON SCHEMA

ResourceNavigationLinkFormat

3 properties

JSON SCHEMA

ResourceNavigationLink

5 properties

JSON SCHEMA

ResourceNavigationLinksListResult

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

ServiceAssociationLink

4 properties

JSON SCHEMA

ServiceAssociationLinksListResult

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

ServiceDelegationPropertiesFormat

3 properties

JSON SCHEMA

ServiceEndpointPropertiesFormat

3 properties

JSON SCHEMA

SubnetListResult

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

SubnetPropertiesFormat

17 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Subnet

3 properties

JSON SCHEMA

TransportProtocol

0 properties

JSON SCHEMA

UnprepareNetworkPoliciesRequest

1 properties

JSON SCHEMA

VirtualNetworkBgpCommunities

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

VirtualNetworkListResult

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

VirtualNetworkListUsageResult

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

VirtualNetworkPeeringListResult

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

VirtualNetworkPeeringPropertiesFormat

8 properties

JSON SCHEMA

VirtualNetworkPeering

3 properties

JSON SCHEMA

VirtualNetworkPropertiesFormat

10 properties

JSON SCHEMA

VirtualNetwork

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

VirtualNetworkUsageName

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

VirtualNetworkUsage

5 properties

JSON SCHEMA

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JSON Structure 55

JSON Structure definitions describing this provider's data shapes.

Azure Networking Services Probe Structure

4 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Azure Networking Services Subnet Structure

3 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

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Examples 54

Example request and response payloads for these APIs.

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Security Posture 2

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Azure Networking Services Authentication

oauth2 · 1 scheme

SECURITY

Azure Networking Services Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Scopes 1

OAuth scopes governing access to this provider's APIs.

Azure Networking Services Scopes

1 scope · implicit

1 scopes

SCOPES

Agentic Access 1

Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts for AI agents.

Azure Networking Services Agentic Access

41 operations · 14 acting

41 operations · 14 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Get Started 2

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Agent Surfaces 2

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

Design & Contract 3

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

Access & Security 4

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

Operate 2

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Commercial 2

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Company 1

The organization behind the API

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑
aid: azure-networking-services
name: Azure Networking Services
description: A comprehensive collection of Azure networking APIs for managing virtual networks, load balancers, application
  gateways, VPN gateways, DNS, and other networking resources in the Microsoft Azure cloud.
type: Index
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: true
  public: false
  label: Freemium · Self-serve signup
  confidence: high
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/azure-networking-services.png
tags:
- Azure
- Cloud
- Infrastructure
- Microsoft
- Networking
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/azure-networking-services/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2024-01-15'
modified: '2026-05-19'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: azure-networking-services:azure-networking-services-loadbalancers-api
  name: Azure Networking Services LoadBalancers API
  description: The LoadBalancers API from Azure Networking Services — 16 operation(s) for loadbalancers.
  humanURL: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/services/virtual-network/
  baseURL: https://management.azure.com
  tags:
  - LoadBalancers
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/azure-networking-services-loadbalancers-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/virtual-network/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/load-balancer/
- aid: azure-networking-services:azure-networking-services-subnets-api
  name: Azure Networking Services Subnets API
  description: The Subnets API from Azure Networking Services — 2 operation(s) for subnets.
  humanURL: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/services/virtual-network/
  baseURL: https://management.azure.com
  tags:
  - Subnets
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/azure-networking-services-subnets-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/virtual-network/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/load-balancer/
- aid: azure-networking-services:azure-networking-services-subscriptions-api
  name: Azure Networking Services Subscriptions API
  description: The Subscriptions API from Azure Networking Services — 6 operation(s) for subscriptions.
  humanURL: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/services/virtual-network/
  baseURL: https://management.azure.com
  tags:
  - Subscriptions
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/azure-networking-services-subscriptions-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/virtual-network/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/load-balancer/
- aid: azure-networking-services:azure-networking-services-virtualnetworkpeerings-api
  name: Azure Networking Services VirtualNetworkPeerings API
  description: The VirtualNetworkPeerings API from Azure Networking Services — 2 operation(s) for virtualnetworkpeerings.
  humanURL: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/services/virtual-network/
  baseURL: https://management.azure.com
  tags:
  - VirtualNetworkPeerings
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/azure-networking-services-virtualnetworkpeerings-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/virtual-network/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/load-balancer/
- aid: azure-networking-services:azure-networking-services-virtualnetworks-api
  name: Azure Networking Services VirtualNetworks API
  description: The VirtualNetworks API from Azure Networking Services — 3 operation(s) for virtualnetworks.
  humanURL: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/services/virtual-network/
  baseURL: https://management.azure.com
  tags:
  - VirtualNetworks
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/azure-networking-services-virtualnetworks-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/virtual-network/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/load-balancer/
common:
- type: PostmanWorkspace
  url: https://www.postman.com/kinlaneapi/azure-networking-services/overview
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/azure-networking-services-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/azure-networking-services-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/azure-networking-services-authentication.yml
- type: OAuthScopes
  url: scopes/azure-networking-services-scopes.yml
- type: Portal
  url: https://portal.azure.com
- type: Documentation
  url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/networking/
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/networking/
- type: Authentication
  url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/azure/
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://status.azure.com/
- type: Support
  url: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/support/
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/support/legal/
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-us/privacystatement
- type: SpectralRules
  url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/azure-networking-services/refs/heads/main/rules/azure-networking-services-spectral-rules.yml
- type: Vocabulary
  url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/azure-networking-services/refs/heads/main/vocabulary/azure-networking-services-vocabulary.yaml
- type: JSONLD
  url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/azure-networking-services/refs/heads/main/json-ld/azure-networking-services-context.jsonld
- type: LlmsText
  url: https://portal.azure.com/llms.txt
- url: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/s/gxcuf89792/rss/board?board.id=AzureNetworkingBlog
  type: Blog
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com