Azure Automation
Azure Automation is Microsoft Azure's cloud automation service, providing a highly reliable and scalable workflow execution engine to automate frequently repeated management tasks - PowerShell and Python runbooks, schedules, webhooks, State Configuration (DSC), hybrid runbook workers and update management - managed through the Azure Resource Manager REST API, Azure CLI and SDKs.
Azure Automation publishes 49 API contracts indexed on the APIs.io network, including Accounts API, Operations API, Activity API, and 46 more. Tagged areas include Automation, Configuration Management, Runbooks, Update Management, and Microsoft Azure.
The Azure Automation catalog on APIs.io includes 1 JSON-LD context and 1 Spectral governance ruleset.
Azure Automation’s developer surface includes CLI, changelog, getting-started guide, documentation, API reference, authentication, developer portal, and 35 more developer resources.
What this lets a business do 1
Business capabilities this provider's published APIs can perform, derived from its own contracts. Browse all capabilities →
Kin Score
Standards implemented 2
Standards this provider implements or carries. De facto ones are profiled and measured by the API Commons; formal ones come from the standards directory and are linked by the provider's own tags. The evidence column says how each claim was established — not that it was made.
APIs 49
Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.
Azure Automation Accounts API
Automation Accounts operations
Azure Automation Operations API
Operations operations
Azure Automation Activity API
The Activity API from Azure Automation — 2 operation(s) for activity.
Azure Automation Agent Registration Information API
The AgentRegistrationInformation API from Azure Automation — 2 operation(s) for agentregistrationinformation.
Azure Automation Automation Account API
The AutomationAccount API from Azure Automation — 3 operation(s) for automationaccount.
Azure Automation Certificate API
The Certificate API from Azure Automation — 2 operation(s) for certificate.
Azure Automation Connection API
The Connection API from Azure Automation — 2 operation(s) for connection.
Azure Automation Connection Type API
The ConnectionType API from Azure Automation — 2 operation(s) for connectiontype.
Azure Automation Credential API
The Credential API from Azure Automation — 2 operation(s) for credential.
Azure Automation Deleted Automation Accounts API
The DeletedAutomationAccounts API from Azure Automation — 1 operation(s) for deletedautomationaccounts.
Azure Automation Dsc Configuration API
The DscConfiguration API from Azure Automation — 3 operation(s) for dscconfiguration.
Azure Automation Dsc Node API
The DscNode API from Azure Automation — 2 operation(s) for dscnode.
Azure Automation Dsc Node Configuration API
The DscNodeConfiguration API from Azure Automation — 2 operation(s) for dscnodeconfiguration.
Azure Automation Hybrid Runbook Worker API
The HybridRunbookWorker API from Azure Automation — 3 operation(s) for hybridrunbookworker.
Azure Automation Hybrid Runbook Worker Group API
The HybridRunbookWorkerGroup API from Azure Automation — 2 operation(s) for hybridrunbookworkergroup.
Azure Automation Job API
The Job API from Azure Automation — 7 operation(s) for job.
Azure Automation Job Schedule API
The JobSchedule API from Azure Automation — 2 operation(s) for jobschedule.
Azure Automation Job Stream API
The JobStream API from Azure Automation — 2 operation(s) for jobstream.
Azure Automation Linked Workspace API
The LinkedWorkspace API from Azure Automation — 1 operation(s) for linkedworkspace.
Azure Automation List All Hybrid Runbook Worker Group In Automation Account API
The ListAllHybridRunbookWorkerGroupInAutomationAccount API from Azure Automation — 1 operation(s) for listallhybridrunbookworkergroupinautomationaccount.
Azure Automation List Deleted Runbooks API
The ListDeletedRunbooks API from Azure Automation — 1 operation(s) for listdeletedrunbooks.
Azure Automation List Keys API
The ListKeys API from Azure Automation — 1 operation(s) for listkeys.
Azure Automation Module API
The Module API from Azure Automation — 2 operation(s) for module.
Azure Automation Node Count Information API
The NodeCountInformation API from Azure Automation — 1 operation(s) for nodecountinformation.
Azure Automation Node Reports API
The NodeReports API from Azure Automation — 3 operation(s) for nodereports.
Azure Automation Object Data Types API
The ObjectDataTypes API from Azure Automation — 2 operation(s) for objectdatatypes.
Azure Automation Package API
The Package API from Azure Automation — 2 operation(s) for package.
Azure Automation Private Link Resources API
The PrivateLinkResources API from Azure Automation — 1 operation(s) for privatelinkresources.
Azure Automation Python2 Package API
The Python2Package API from Azure Automation — 2 operation(s) for python2package.
Azure Automation Python3 Package API
The Python3Package API from Azure Automation — 2 operation(s) for python3package.
Azure Automation Runbook API
The Runbook API from Azure Automation — 4 operation(s) for runbook.
Azure Automation Runbook Draft API
The RunbookDraft API from Azure Automation — 3 operation(s) for runbookdraft.
Azure Automation Runtime Environment API
The RuntimeEnvironment API from Azure Automation — 2 operation(s) for runtimeenvironment.
Azure Automation Schedule API
The Schedule API from Azure Automation — 2 operation(s) for schedule.
Azure Automation Software Update Configuration API
The Software Update Configuration API from Azure Automation — 2 operation(s) for software update configuration.
Azure Automation Software Update Configuration Machine Run API
The Software Update Configuration Machine Run API from Azure Automation — 2 operation(s) for software update configuration machine run.
Azure Automation Software Update Configuration Run API
The Software Update Configuration Run API from Azure Automation — 2 operation(s) for software update configuration run.
Azure Automation Source Control Sync Job API
The SourceControlSyncJob API from Azure Automation — 2 operation(s) for sourcecontrolsyncjob.
Azure Automation Source Control Sync Job Streams API
The SourceControlSyncJobStreams API from Azure Automation — 2 operation(s) for sourcecontrolsyncjobstreams.
Azure Automation Statistics API
The Statistics API from Azure Automation — 1 operation(s) for statistics.
Azure Automation Test Job API
The TestJob API from Azure Automation — 4 operation(s) for testjob.
Azure Automation Test Job Stream API
The TestJobStream API from Azure Automation — 2 operation(s) for testjobstream.
Azure Automation Type Fields API
The TypeFields API from Azure Automation — 1 operation(s) for typefields.
Azure Automation Usages API
The Usages API from Azure Automation — 1 operation(s) for usages.
Azure Automation Variable API
The Variable API from Azure Automation — 2 operation(s) for variable.
Azure Automation Watcher API
The Watcher API from Azure Automation — 4 operation(s) for watcher.
Azure Automation Webhook API
The Webhook API from Azure Automation — 3 operation(s) for webhook.
Azure Automation Private Endpoint Connections API
The Private Endpoint Connections API from Azure Automation — 2 operation(s) for private endpoint connections.
Azure Automation Source Control API
The Source Control API from Azure Automation — 2 operation(s) for source control.
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Open Collections 3
Open, tool-agnostic API collections (OpenAPI-derived and Bruno).
Azure Automation REST Automation Accounts API
OPEN COLLECTIONAzure Automation REST Automation Accounts Operations API
OPEN COLLECTIONAzure Automation REST API
OPEN COLLECTIONAzure Automation API pricing
Prices published by Azure Automation. A free plan or tier is listed.
| Plan | Price |
|---|---|
| Process automation - Job run time | $-/minute |
| Process automation - Watchers | $0.002/hour |
| Configuration management - Azure node | Free |
| Configuration management - Non-Azure node | $-/node |
| Update management - Any node | Free |
Plan details, limits and sources →
Rate limits
- Concurrent running jobs per Automation account (Enterprise and CSP): Maximum number of concurrent running jobs at the same instance of time per Automation account 50
- New jobs submitted per Automation account: Maximum number of new jobs that can be submitted every 30 seconds per Azure Automation account 100
- Active Automation accounts per subscription per region (Enterprise and CSP): Maximum number of active Automation accounts in a subscription in a region 10
Pricing Plans 1
Published pricing tiers and plan structures.
Rate Limits 1
Documented rate limits and quota policies.
Microsoft Azure Automation Rate Limits
RATE LIMITSService Levels 1
Uptime the provider promises or reports, as SLA4OAI. Read from its own pages; APIs.io runs no monitors.
FinOps 1
Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.
Semantic Vocabularies 1
JSON-LD contexts and semantic vocabularies used across these APIs.
Spectral Rules 1
Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.
Azure Automation API Rules
SPECTRALJSON Schema 3
Standalone JSON Schema definitions for this provider's data models.
Security Posture 4
Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.
Scopes 1
OAuth scopes governing access to this provider's APIs.
Agentic Access 1
Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts for AI agents.
Resources
Get Started 2
Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call
Documentation 2
Reference material describing how the API behaves
Agent Surfaces 4
MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs
Design & Contract 8
Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events
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Build 4
SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with
Access & Security 8
Authentication, authorization, and security posture
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Operate 3
Status, limits, changes, and where to get help
Commercial 5
Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use
Company 2
The organization behind the API
Other 4
Properties that don't map to a standard resource type
Source (apis.yml)
Azure Automation API — frequently asked questions
Does Azure Automation have an API?
Yes. APIs.io lists 49 APIs from Azure Automation, including Azure Automation Accounts API, Azure Automation Operations API and Azure Automation Activity API, and 46 more.
Is there an OpenAPI specification for the Azure Automation API?
Yes. APIs.io indexes 49 OpenAPI specifications for Azure Automation, each linked for download from this page.
How do I authenticate with the Azure Automation API?
Azure Automation uses bearer-token authentication (oauth2 · 1 scheme). The details are profiled on APIs.io as Microsoft Azure Automation Authentication.
How much does the Azure Automation API cost?
Azure Automation publishes its prices; its Process automation - Job run time plan is $-/minute as of 2026-11-05. APIs.io lists 5 pricing plans for Azure Automation, with each plan's price, limits and inclusions under Pricing on this page.
Is the Azure Automation API ready for AI agents?
Azure Automation has a Kin Score of 68.1 out of 100 (exemplar) and an Agent Readiness score of 27.8 (agent-aware), scored by API Evangelist on 2026-11-06.
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