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microsoft-azure-container-registry

Azure Container Registry is a managed, private Docker registry service for storing and managing container images, Helm charts, and OCI artifacts. This collection documents the REST APIs for repository management, image distribution, geo-replication, task-based builds, and webhook notifications used across cloud-native workloads. - url: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/containers-docker-windows-and-trends/ type: Blog

microsoft-azure-container-registry publishes 4 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Blobs API, Manifests API, Repositories API, and 1 more.

microsoft-azure-container-registry’s developer surface includes authentication, developer portal, pricing, documentation, support, and 5 more developer resources.

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37.7/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 29/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-08-20 · rubric v0.12.0
AccessFreemiumSelf serve⚡ Free to try
4 APIs

Kin Score

Kin Score Kin Score How this is scored →
scored 2026-08-20 · rubric v0.12.0
Composite quality — 37.7/100 · thin
Contract Quality 13.3 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 7.1 / 20
Access Clarity 9.5 / 20
Operational Transparency 1.4 / 13
Contract Governance 0.0 / 12
Discoverability 6.5 / 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 4

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

microsoft-azure-container-registry Blobs API

The Blobs API from microsoft-azure-container-registry — 1 operation(s) for blobs.

microsoft-azure-container-registry Manifests API

The Manifests API from microsoft-azure-container-registry — 1 operation(s) for manifests.

microsoft-azure-container-registry Repositories API

The Repositories API from microsoft-azure-container-registry — 1 operation(s) for repositories.

microsoft-azure-container-registry Tags API

The Tags API from microsoft-azure-container-registry — 1 operation(s) for tags.

Open Collections 6

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

API Collection

OPEN COLLECTION

Azure Container Registry REST Blobs API

OPEN COLLECTION

Azure Container Registry REST Blobs Manifests API

OPEN COLLECTION

Azure Container Registry REST Blobs Repositories API

OPEN COLLECTION

Azure Container Registry REST Blobs Tags API

OPEN COLLECTION

Azure Container Registry REST API

OPEN COLLECTION

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Microsoft Azure Container Registry Plans Pricing

3 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Microsoft Azure Container Registry Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

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

Microsoft Azure Container Registry Finops

FINOPS

Security Posture 2

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

Microsoft Azure Container Registry Authentication

http · 1 scheme

SECURITY

Microsoft Azure Container Registry Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Agentic Access 1

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

Microsoft Azure Container Registry Agentic Access

6 operations · 2 acting

6 operations · 2 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Get Started 1

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Portal
Portal

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation
Documentation

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess
AgenticAccess

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrganization
GitHubOrganization

Access & Security 2

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity
 Authentication
Authentication

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

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: microsoft-azure-container-registry
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-container-registry.png
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/microsoft-azure-container-registry/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
apis:
- aid: microsoft-azure-container-registry:microsoft-azure-container-registry-blobs-api
  name: microsoft-azure-container-registry Blobs API
  description: The Blobs API from microsoft-azure-container-registry — 1 operation(s) for blobs.
  humanURL: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/containerregistry/
  baseURL: https://{registry}.azurecr.io/
  tags:
  - Blobs
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/microsoft-azure-container-registry-blobs-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/containerregistry/
- aid: microsoft-azure-container-registry:microsoft-azure-container-registry-manifests-api
  name: microsoft-azure-container-registry Manifests API
  description: The Manifests API from microsoft-azure-container-registry — 1 operation(s) for manifests.
  humanURL: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/containerregistry/
  baseURL: https://{registry}.azurecr.io/
  tags:
  - Manifests
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/microsoft-azure-container-registry-manifests-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/containerregistry/
- aid: microsoft-azure-container-registry:microsoft-azure-container-registry-repositories-api
  name: microsoft-azure-container-registry Repositories API
  description: The Repositories API from microsoft-azure-container-registry — 1 operation(s) for repositories.
  humanURL: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/containerregistry/
  baseURL: https://{registry}.azurecr.io/
  tags:
  - Repositories
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/microsoft-azure-container-registry-repositories-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/containerregistry/
- aid: microsoft-azure-container-registry:microsoft-azure-container-registry-tags-api
  name: microsoft-azure-container-registry Tags API
  description: The Tags API from microsoft-azure-container-registry — 1 operation(s) for tags.
  humanURL: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/containerregistry/
  baseURL: https://{registry}.azurecr.io/
  tags:
  - Tags
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/microsoft-azure-container-registry-tags-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/containerregistry/
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/microsoft-azure-container-registry-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/microsoft-azure-container-registry-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/microsoft-azure-container-registry-authentication.yml
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/AzureCR
- type: Portal
  url: https://portal.azure.com/
- type: Pricing
  url: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/
- 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/
modified: '2026-05-19'
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
description: "Azure Container Registry is a managed, private Docker registry service for storing and managing container images,\
  \ Helm charts, and OCI artifacts. This collection documents the REST APIs for repository management, image distribution,\
  \ geo-replication, task-based builds, and webhook notifications used across cloud-native workloads. - url: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/containers-docker-windows-and-trends/\n\
  \  type: Blog"