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Operation groups for the Hybrid Compute REST API.

Azure Arc publishes 2 APIs on the APIs.io network: Machines API and Operations API. Tagged areas include Arc, Hybrid Cloud, Kubernetes, Multi-Cloud, and Server Management.

Azure Arc’s developer surface includes authentication, developer portal, pricing, support, engineering blog, and 7 more developer resources.

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35.1/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 29/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-08-20 · rubric v0.12.0
AccessFreemiumSelf serve⚡ Free to try
2 APIs
ArcHybrid CloudKubernetesMulti-CloudServer Management

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scored 2026-08-20 · rubric v0.12.0
Composite quality — 35.1/100 · thin
Contract Quality 12.6 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 5.7 / 20
Access Clarity 9.5 / 20
Operational Transparency 1.4 / 13
Contract Governance 0.0 / 12
Discoverability 5.9 / 10
Agent readiness — 29/100 · agent aware
Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10
Documented Reversibility 0 / 6
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 2

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

Azure Arc Machines API

Machines operations

Azure Arc Operations API

Operations operations

Open Collections 4

Open, tool-agnostic API collections (OpenAPI-derived and Bruno).

API Collection

OPEN COLLECTION

Azure Arc Hybrid Compute REST Machines API

OPEN COLLECTION

Azure Arc Hybrid Compute REST Machines Operations API

OPEN COLLECTION

Azure Arc Hybrid Compute REST API

OPEN COLLECTION

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Microsoft Azure Arc Plans Pricing

3 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Microsoft Azure Arc Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

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

Microsoft Azure Arc Finops

FINOPS

Security Posture 2

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

Microsoft Azure Arc Authentication

oauth2 · 1 scheme

SECURITY

Microsoft Azure Arc Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Scopes 1

OAuth scopes governing access to this provider's APIs.

Microsoft Azure Arc Scopes

1 scope · implicit

1 scopes

SCOPES

Agentic Access 1

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

Microsoft Azure Arc Agentic Access

7 operations · 3 acting

7 operations · 3 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Get Started 1

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Portal
Portal

Agent Surfaces 2

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess
AgenticAccess
 LlmsText
LlmsText

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrganization
GitHubOrganization

Access & Security 3

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity
 Authentication
Authentication
 OAuthScopes
OAuthScopes

Operate 1

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Support
Support

Commercial 3

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Pricing
Pricing
 TermsOfService
TermsOfService
 PrivacyPolicy
PrivacyPolicy

Company 1

The organization behind the API

Blog
Blog

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: microsoft-azure-arc
name: Azure Arc
description: Operation groups for the Hybrid Compute REST API.
specificationVersion: '0.23'
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/microsoft-azure-arc.png
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/microsoft-azure-arc/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-03-13'
modified: '2026-05-19'
tags:
- Arc
- Hybrid Cloud
- Kubernetes
- Multi-Cloud
- Server Management
apis:
- aid: microsoft-azure-arc:microsoft-azure-arc-machines-api
  name: Azure Arc Machines API
  description: Machines operations
  humanURL: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/hybridcompute/
  baseURL: https://management.azure.com/
  tags:
  - Machines
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/microsoft-azure-arc-machines-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/hybridcompute/
- aid: microsoft-azure-arc:microsoft-azure-arc-operations-api
  name: Azure Arc Operations API
  description: Operations operations
  humanURL: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/hybridcompute/
  baseURL: https://management.azure.com/
  tags: []
  tags_raw:
  - Operations
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/microsoft-azure-arc-operations-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/hybridcompute/
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/microsoft-azure-arc-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/microsoft-azure-arc-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/microsoft-azure-arc-authentication.yml
- type: OAuthScopes
  url: scopes/microsoft-azure-arc-scopes.yml
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/Azure
- type: Portal
  url: https://portal.azure.com/
- type: Pricing
  url: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/legal/terms-of-use
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-us/privacystatement
- type: Support
  url: https://support.microsoft.com/
- type: LlmsText
  url: https://portal.azure.com/llms.txt
- url: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/feed/
  type: Blog
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com