Microsoft Azure Communication Services
Azure Communication Services is Microsoft Azure's cloud communications platform-as-a-service, exposing data-plane REST APIs for SMS, email, chat, voice and video calling (Call Automation), Rooms, Job Router, phone number management, SIP direct routing, WhatsApp Advanced Messaging and identity/token issuance, authenticated by HMAC-SHA256 access keys or Microsoft Entra ID, with SDKs for .NET, Java, JavaScript, Python, iOS and Android.
Microsoft Azure Communication Services publishes 36 API contracts indexed on the APIs.io network, including Azure Communication Services Identity API, Azure Communication Services Advanced Messaging API, Azure Communication Services Rooms API, and 33 more. Tagged areas include Microsoft Azure, CPaaS, Calling, Chat, and Communications.
The Microsoft Azure Communication Services catalog on APIs.io includes 1 event-driven AsyncAPI specification, 1 JSON-LD context, and 1 Spectral governance ruleset.
Microsoft Azure Communication Services’ developer surface includes CLI, changelog, authentication, developer portal, pricing, support, engineering blog, and 49 more developer resources.
Kin Score
Standards implemented 3
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 36
Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.
Azure Communication Services Identity API
Identity API: create communication identities and issue or revoke access tokens. 9 operations, data-plane version 2026-09-23, served from the customer's Communication Services r...
Azure Communication Services Advanced Messaging API
Advanced Messages API: send WhatsApp notification messages, list templates and download media. 3 operations, data-plane version 2024-08-30, served from the customer's Communicat...
Azure Communication Services Rooms API
Rooms API: create and manage rooms and their participants for scheduled interactions. 7 operations, data-plane version 2025-03-13, served from the customer's Communication Servi...
Azure Communication Services SMS API
SMS API: send SMS messages and manage opt-outs. 5 operations, data-plane version 2026-01-23, served from the customer's Communication Services resource endpoint.
Microsoft Azure Communication Services Browse for available countries, cities and area codes API
The Browse for available countries, cities and area codes API from Microsoft Azure Communication Services — 4 operation(s) for browse for available countries, cities and area co...
Microsoft Azure Communication Services Browse, reserve and purchase available phone numbers API
The Browse, reserve and purchase available phone numbers API from Microsoft Azure Communication Services — 4 operation(s) for browse, reserve and purchase available phone numbers.
Microsoft Azure Communication Services Communication Services API
The CommunicationServices API from Microsoft Azure Communication Services — 7 operation(s) for communicationservices.
Microsoft Azure Communication Services Delivery Reports API
The DeliveryReports API from Microsoft Azure Communication Services — 1 operation(s) for deliveryreports.
Microsoft Azure Communication Services Domains API
The Domains API from Microsoft Azure Communication Services — 4 operation(s) for domains.
Microsoft Azure Communication Services Email Get Send Result API
The EmailGetSendResult API from Microsoft Azure Communication Services — 1 operation(s) for emailgetsendresult.
Microsoft Azure Communication Services Email Send API
The EmailSend API from Microsoft Azure Communication Services — 1 operation(s) for emailsend.
Microsoft Azure Communication Services Email Services API
The EmailServices API from Microsoft Azure Communication Services — 4 operation(s) for emailservices.
Microsoft Azure Communication Services Find and purchase available phone numbers API
The Find and purchase available phone numbers API from Microsoft Azure Communication Services — 3 operation(s) for find and purchase available phone numbers.
Microsoft Azure Communication Services Long running operations API
The Long running operations API from Microsoft Azure Communication Services — 1 operation(s) for long running operations.
Microsoft Azure Communication Services Manage purchased phone numbers API
The Manage purchased phone numbers API from Microsoft Azure Communication Services — 3 operation(s) for manage purchased phone numbers.
Microsoft Azure Communication Services Mid Connections API
The MidConnections API from Microsoft Azure Communication Services — 23 operation(s) for midconnections.
Microsoft Azure Communication Services Notifications API
The Notifications API from Microsoft Azure Communication Services — 1 operation(s) for notifications.
Microsoft Azure Communication Services Obtain operator information for requested numbers API
The Obtain operator information for requested numbers API from Microsoft Azure Communication Services — 1 operation(s) for obtain operator information for requested numbers.
Microsoft Azure Communication Services Operations API
The Operations API from Microsoft Azure Communication Services — 1 operation(s) for operations.
Microsoft Azure Communication Services Opt Outs Add API
The OptOutsAdd API from Microsoft Azure Communication Services — 1 operation(s) for optoutsadd.
Microsoft Azure Communication Services Opt Outs Check API
The OptOutsCheck API from Microsoft Azure Communication Services — 1 operation(s) for optoutscheck.
Microsoft Azure Communication Services Opt Outs Remove API
The OptOutsRemove API from Microsoft Azure Communication Services — 1 operation(s) for optoutsremove.
Microsoft Azure Communication Services Pre Connections API
The PreConnections API from Microsoft Azure Communication Services — 5 operation(s) for preconnections.
Microsoft Azure Communication Services Recording API
The Recording API from Microsoft Azure Communication Services — 4 operation(s) for recording.
Microsoft Azure Communication Services Routing API
The Routing API from Microsoft Azure Communication Services — 21 operation(s) for routing.
Microsoft Azure Communication Services Sender Usernames API
The SenderUsernames API from Microsoft Azure Communication Services — 2 operation(s) for senderusernames.
Microsoft Azure Communication Services Smtp Usernames API
The SmtpUsernames API from Microsoft Azure Communication Services — 2 operation(s) for smtpusernames.
Microsoft Azure Communication Services Stream API
The Stream API from Microsoft Azure Communication Services — 1 operation(s) for stream.
Microsoft Azure Communication Services Suppression Lists API
The SuppressionLists API from Microsoft Azure Communication Services — 4 operation(s) for suppressionlists.
Microsoft Azure Communication Services Teams Extension API
The TeamsExtension API from Microsoft Azure Communication Services — 2 operation(s) for teamsextension.
Microsoft Azure Communication Services Teams User API
The TeamsUser API from Microsoft Azure Communication Services — 1 operation(s) for teamsuser.
Microsoft Azure Communication Services Template API
The Template API from Microsoft Azure Communication Services — 1 operation(s) for template.
Microsoft Azure Communication Services Threads API
The Threads API from Microsoft Azure Communication Services — 3 operation(s) for threads.
Microsoft Azure Communication Services Typing Notifications API
The TypingNotifications API from Microsoft Azure Communication Services — 1 operation(s) for typingnotifications.
Microsoft Azure Communication Services Participants API
The Participants API from Microsoft Azure Communication Services — 4 operation(s) for participants.
Microsoft Azure Communication Services SIP Configuration API
The SIP Configuration API from Microsoft Azure Communication Services — 1 operation(s) for sip configuration.
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Open Collections 4
Open, tool-agnostic API collections (OpenAPI-derived and Bruno).
Azure Communication Services REST Email API
OPEN COLLECTIONAzure Communication Services REST Email Identity API
OPEN COLLECTIONAzure Communication Services REST Email SMS API
OPEN COLLECTIONAzure Communication Services REST API
OPEN COLLECTIONMCP Servers 1
Model Context Protocol servers that expose these APIs to AI agents.
Azure MCP Server - Azure Communication Services tools
MCP server requiring OAuth; 2 tools listed.
MCP SERVERAgent Skills 2
Packaged agent skills for driving this provider's APIs from an AI assistant.
send-email
AGENT SKILLsend-sms
AGENT SKILLMicrosoft Azure Communication Services API pricing
Prices published by Microsoft Azure Communication Services.
| Plan | Price |
|---|---|
| Pay-as-you-go | Prices vary by country. |
| Teams interoperability | VoIP and chat usage for Microsoft Teams endpoints are included with M365 licenses. |
| Azure free account | Get free cloud services and a $200 credit to explore Azure for 30 days. |
Plan details, limits and sources →
Rate limits
- Purchase phone number: Purchase phone number Azure tenant - 1
- Search for phone numbers: Search for phone numbers Azure tenant One week 5
- Create identity: Create identity 30 1
Pricing Plans 1
Published pricing tiers and plan structures.
Rate Limits 1
Documented rate limits and quota policies.
Terms of Service 1
What its API terms permit and prohibit, quoted from its own page.
Microsoft Azure Communication Services
10 quoted statements, read from Microsoft Azure Communication Services's own page on 2026-11-10.
TERMSDeprecation Policy 1
Notice periods, support windows and the headers it sends, quoted from its own page.
Microsoft Azure Communication Services
5 quoted statements, read from Microsoft Azure Communication Services's own page on 2026-11-10.
DEPRECATIONEligibility 1
Who may sign up and where, quoted from its own terms.
Microsoft Azure Communication Services
2 quoted statements, read from Microsoft Azure Communication Services's own page on 2026-11-10.
ELIGIBILITYAI Preferences 1
Its stance on AI training, inference and agents, quoted from its own pages.
Microsoft Azure Communication Services
2 quoted statements, read from Microsoft Azure Communication Services's own page on 2026-11-10.
AI PREFSData License 1
How its data and outputs may be reused, quoted from its own terms.
Microsoft Azure Communication Services
1 quoted statement, read from Microsoft Azure Communication Services's own page on 2026-11-10.
LICENSEFinOps 1
Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.
Event Specifications 1
AsyncAPI definitions for this provider's event-driven and streaming APIs.
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. Counts are the severity each rule declares, not results of running them.
JSON Schema 83
Standalone JSON Schema definitions for this provider's data models.
AddChatParticipantsRequest
JSON SCHEMAAddChatParticipantsResult
JSON SCHEMAAddParticipantRequest
JSON SCHEMACallConnectionProperties
JSON SCHEMAChatMessageReadReceiptsCollection
JSON SCHEMAChatMessage
JSON SCHEMAChatParticipantsCollection
JSON SCHEMAChatThreadProperties
JSON SCHEMACheckNameAvailabilityResponse
JSON SCHEMAClassificationPolicy
JSON SCHEMACommunicationIdentityAccessTokenRequest
JSON SCHEMACommunicationIdentityAccessTokenResult
JSON SCHEMACommunicationIdentityAccessToken
JSON SCHEMACommunicationIdentityCreateRequest
JSON SCHEMACommunicationServiceKeys
JSON SCHEMACommunicationServiceResourceList
JSON SCHEMACommunicationServiceResource
JSON SCHEMACommunicationServiceResourceUpdate
JSON SCHEMACreateCallRequest
JSON SCHEMACreateChatThreadRequest
JSON SCHEMACreateRoomRequest
JSON SCHEMADeliveryReport
JSON SCHEMADomainResourceList
JSON SCHEMADomainResource
JSON SCHEMAEmailMessage
JSON SCHEMAEmailSendResult
JSON SCHEMAEmailServiceResourceList
JSON SCHEMAEmailServiceResource
JSON SCHEMAEmailServiceResourceUpdate
JSON SCHEMALinkNotificationHubParameters
JSON SCHEMAOfferingsResponse
JSON SCHEMAOperationListResult
JSON SCHEMAOperatorInformationRequest
JSON SCHEMAOperatorInformationResult
JSON SCHEMAOptOutRequest
JSON SCHEMAOptOutResponse
JSON SCHEMAPagedMessageTemplateItem
JSON SCHEMAParticipantsCollection
JSON SCHEMAPhoneNumberAreaCodes
JSON SCHEMAPhoneNumberCountries
JSON SCHEMAPhoneNumberLocalities
JSON SCHEMAPhoneNumberOperation
JSON SCHEMAPhoneNumberSearchRequest
JSON SCHEMAPhoneNumberSearchResult
JSON SCHEMAPhoneNumbersBrowseRequest
JSON SCHEMAPhoneNumbersReservation
JSON SCHEMAPlayRequest
JSON SCHEMAPurchasedPhoneNumber
JSON SCHEMARecognizeRequest
JSON SCHEMARoomModel
JSON SCHEMARoomsCollection
JSON SCHEMARouterJobCreateOrUpdate
JSON SCHEMARouterJob
JSON SCHEMARouterQueue
JSON SCHEMARouterWorkerCreateOrUpdate
JSON SCHEMARouterWorker
JSON SCHEMASendChatMessageRequest
JSON SCHEMASendMessageRequest
JSON SCHEMASendMessageResult
JSON SCHEMASendTypingNotificationRequest
JSON SCHEMASenderUsernameResourceCollection
JSON SCHEMASenderUsernameResource
JSON SCHEMASipConfiguration
JSON SCHEMASipConfigurationUpdate
JSON SCHEMASmsSendResponse
JSON SCHEMASmtpUsernameResourceCollection
JSON SCHEMASmtpUsernameResource
JSON SCHEMAStartCallRecordingRequest
JSON SCHEMASuppressionListAddressResourceCollection
JSON SCHEMASuppressionListAddressResource
JSON SCHEMASuppressionListResourceCollection
JSON SCHEMASuppressionListResource
JSON SCHEMATeamsExtensionAssignmentResponse
JSON SCHEMATeamsExtensionExchangeTokenRequest
JSON SCHEMATeamsUserExchangeTokenRequest
JSON SCHEMAUpdateChatThreadRequest
JSON SCHEMAUpdateDomainRequestParameters
JSON SCHEMAUpdateParticipantsRequest
JSON SCHEMAUpdateParticipantsResult
JSON SCHEMAUpdateRoomRequest
JSON SCHEMAVerificationParameter
JSON SCHEMAVerifiedExchangeOnlineDomainList
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Security Posture 4
Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.
Microsoft Azure Communication Services Vulnerability Disclosure
security.txt · contact published
SECURITYScopes 1
OAuth scopes governing access to this provider's APIs.
Agentic Access (API Evangelist recommendations) 1
Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts for AI agents.
Resources
Get Started 2
Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call
Documentation 3
Reference material describing how the API behaves
Agent Surfaces 5
MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs
Design & Contract 12
Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events
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Build 6
SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with
Access & Security 8
Authentication, authorization, and security posture
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Operate 7
Status, limits, changes, and where to get help
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Commercial 7
Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use
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Company 2
The organization behind the API
Other 4
Properties that don't map to a standard resource type
Source (apis.yml)
Microsoft Azure Communication Services API — frequently asked questions
Does Microsoft Azure Communication Services have an API?
Yes. APIs.io lists 36 APIs from Microsoft Azure Communication Services, including Azure Communication Services Identity API, Azure Communication Services Advanced Messaging API and Azure Communication Services Rooms API, and 33 more.
Is there an OpenAPI specification for the Microsoft Azure Communication Services API?
Yes. APIs.io indexes 36 OpenAPI specifications for Microsoft Azure Communication Services, each linked for download from this page.
How do I authenticate with the Microsoft Azure Communication Services API?
Microsoft Azure Communication Services uses bearer-token authentication (apiKey/oauth2 · 4 schemes). The details are profiled on APIs.io as Microsoft Azure Communication Services Authentication.
How much does the Microsoft Azure Communication Services API cost?
Microsoft Azure Communication Services publishes its prices; its Pay-as-you-go plan is Prices vary by country. as of 2026-11-05. APIs.io lists 3 pricing plans for Microsoft Azure Communication Services, with each plan's price, limits and inclusions under Pricing on this page.
Does Microsoft Azure Communication Services have an MCP server?
Yes. APIs.io lists 1 MCP server for Microsoft Azure Communication Services: MCP server requiring OAuth; 2 tools listed.
Is the Microsoft Azure Communication Services API ready for AI agents?
Microsoft Azure Communication Services has a Kin Score of 73.7 out of 100 (exemplar) and an Agent Readiness score of 42.4 (agent-ready), scored by API Evangelist on 2026-11-13.
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