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microsoft-azure-container-instances

Azure Container Instances offers the fastest and simplest way to run containers in Azure without managing virtual machines or higher-level orchestrators. This collection captures the REST API surface for creating container groups, configuring networking and storage, and operating serverless containers on demand.

microsoft-azure-container-instances publishes 2 APIs on the APIs.io network: Container Groups API and Operations API.

microsoft-azure-container-instances’ developer surface includes authentication, developer portal, pricing, support, engineering blog, and 7 more developer resources.

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43.9/100 developing ▬ flat Agent 31/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
AccessFreemiumSelf serve⚡ Free to try
2 APIs

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scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
Composite quality — 43.9/100 · developing
Contract Quality 13.8 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 5.2 / 20
Commercial Clarity 14.2 / 20
Operational Transparency 4.8 / 13
Governance 0.0 / 12
Discoverability 5.9 / 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 2

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

microsoft-azure-container-instances Container Groups API

Container Groups operations

microsoft-azure-container-instances Operations API

Operations operations

Open Collections 1

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

Azure Container Instances REST API

OPEN COLLECTION

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Microsoft Azure Container Instances Plans Pricing

3 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Microsoft Azure Container Instances Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

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

Microsoft Azure Container Instances Finops

FINOPS

Security Posture 2

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

Microsoft Azure Container Instances Authentication

oauth2 · 1 scheme

SECURITY

Microsoft Azure Container Instances Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Scopes 1

OAuth scopes governing access to this provider's APIs.

Microsoft Azure Container Instances Scopes

1 scope · implicit

1 scopes

SCOPES

Agentic Access 1

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

Microsoft Azure Container Instances 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-container-instances
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-container-instances.png
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/microsoft-azure-container-instances/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
apis:
- aid: microsoft-azure-container-instances:microsoft-azure-container-instances-container-groups-api
  name: microsoft-azure-container-instances Container Groups API
  description: Container Groups operations
  humanURL: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/container-instances/
  baseURL: https://management.azure.com/
  tags:
  - Container Groups
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/microsoft-azure-container-instances-container-groups-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/container-instances/
- aid: microsoft-azure-container-instances:microsoft-azure-container-instances-operations-api
  name: microsoft-azure-container-instances Operations API
  description: Operations operations
  humanURL: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/container-instances/
  baseURL: https://management.azure.com/
  tags:
  - Operations
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/microsoft-azure-container-instances-operations-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/container-instances/
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/microsoft-azure-container-instances-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/microsoft-azure-container-instances-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/microsoft-azure-container-instances-authentication.yml
- type: OAuthScopes
  url: scopes/microsoft-azure-container-instances-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
modified: '2026-05-19'
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
description: Azure Container Instances offers the fastest and simplest way to run containers in Azure without managing virtual
  machines or higher-level orchestrators. This collection captures the REST API surface for creating container groups, configuring
  networking and storage, and operating serverless containers on demand.