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microsoft-azure-cosmos-db

Azure Cosmos DB is a globally distributed, multi-model database service offering guaranteed low latency, elastic scalability, and tunable consistency. This collection catalogs the REST APIs for data plane operations across NoSQL, MongoDB, Cassandra, Gremlin, and Table models alongside resource provider APIs for account and throughput management. - url: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/azure-cosmos-db-a-competitive-advantage-for-healthcare-isvs/ type: Blog

microsoft-azure-cosmos-db publishes 3 APIs on the APIs.io network: Collections API, Databases API, and Documents API.

microsoft-azure-cosmos-db’s developer surface includes authentication, developer portal, pricing, documentation, support, and 6 more developer resources.

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45.8/100 developing ▬ flat Agent 31/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
AccessFreemiumSelf serve⚡ Free to try
3 APIs

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scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
Composite quality — 45.8/100 · developing
Contract Quality 13.8 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 6.5 / 20
Commercial Clarity 14.2 / 20
Operational Transparency 4.8 / 13
Governance 0.0 / 12
Discoverability 6.5 / 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 3

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

microsoft-azure-cosmos-db Collections API

Collections operations

microsoft-azure-cosmos-db Databases API

Databases operations

microsoft-azure-cosmos-db Documents API

Documents operations

Open Collections 1

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

Azure Cosmos DB REST API

OPEN COLLECTION

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Microsoft Azure Cosmos Db Plans Pricing

3 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Microsoft Azure Cosmos Db Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

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

Microsoft Azure Cosmos Db Finops

FINOPS

Security Posture 2

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

Microsoft Azure Cosmos Db Authentication

apiKey · 1 scheme

SECURITY

Microsoft Azure Cosmos Db Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Agentic Access 1

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

Microsoft Azure Cosmos Db Agentic Access

11 operations · 6 acting

11 operations · 6 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

Company 1

The organization behind the API

LinkedIn
LinkedIn

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: microsoft-azure-cosmos-db
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-cosmos-db.png
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/microsoft-azure-cosmos-db/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
apis:
- aid: microsoft-azure-cosmos-db:microsoft-azure-cosmos-db-collections-api
  name: microsoft-azure-cosmos-db Collections API
  description: Collections operations
  humanURL: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/cosmos-db/
  baseURL: https://{account}.documents.azure.com/
  tags:
  - Collections
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/microsoft-azure-cosmos-db-collections-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/cosmos-db/
- aid: microsoft-azure-cosmos-db:microsoft-azure-cosmos-db-databases-api
  name: microsoft-azure-cosmos-db Databases API
  description: Databases operations
  humanURL: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/cosmos-db/
  baseURL: https://{account}.documents.azure.com/
  tags:
  - Databases
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/microsoft-azure-cosmos-db-databases-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/cosmos-db/
- aid: microsoft-azure-cosmos-db:microsoft-azure-cosmos-db-documents-api
  name: microsoft-azure-cosmos-db Documents API
  description: Documents operations
  humanURL: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/cosmos-db/
  baseURL: https://{account}.documents.azure.com/
  tags:
  - Documents
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/microsoft-azure-cosmos-db-documents-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/cosmos-db/
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/microsoft-azure-cosmos-db-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/microsoft-azure-cosmos-db-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/microsoft-azure-cosmos-db-authentication.yml
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/AzureCosmosDB
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/azure-cosmos-db
- 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 Cosmos DB is a globally distributed, multi-model database service offering guaranteed low latency, elastic\
  \ scalability, and tunable consistency. This collection catalogs the REST APIs for data plane operations across NoSQL, MongoDB,\
  \ Cassandra, Gremlin, and Table models alongside resource provider APIs for account and throughput management. - url: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/azure-cosmos-db-a-competitive-advantage-for-healthcare-isvs/\n\
  \  type: Blog"