# microsoft-azure-container-instances

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/microsoft-azure-container-instances/  
**Website:** https://portal.azure.com/  
**APIs profiled:** 2

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.

## Kin Score — 35.1 / 100 (thin)

Scored 2026-08-21 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 35.1).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 59.3 |
| Contract Quality | 50.3 |
| Governance | 0.0 |
| Contract Governance | 0.0 |
| Operational Transparency | 10.5 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 28.6 |
| Commercial Clarity | 47.4 |
| Access Clarity | 47.4 |

## Agent readiness — 29.1 (agent-aware)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | yes |
| Agentic Access | derived |
| Reversibility Documented | no |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | yes |
| Idempotency | no |
| Error Semantics | no |
| OpenAPI Examples | no |
| Rate Limit Signal | documented |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | no |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | no |

## Access

Freemium · Self-serve signup — onboarding: self-serve, pricing: freemium, trial: no (confidence: high).

## APIs (2)

- **microsoft-azure-container-instances Container Groups API** — Container Groups operations
- **microsoft-azure-container-instances Operations API** — Operations operations

## Agentic access (1)

- **Microsoft Azure Container Instances Agentic Access** — 7 operations · 3 acting

## Security (2)

- **Microsoft Azure Container Instances Authentication** — oauth2 · 1 scheme
- **Microsoft Azure Container Instances Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

## Plans (1)

- **Microsoft Azure Container Instances Plans Pricing**

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/microsoft-azure-container-instances/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.