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Azure Data Lake Storage

Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2 REST API provides a file system interface for big data analytics workloads on Azure Blob Storage. It supports creating file systems, managing directories and files with hierarchical namespace, setting ACLs, and integrating with analytics engines.

Azure Data Lake Storage publishes 1 API on the APIs.io network: Filesystems API. Tagged areas include Analytics, Big Data, Data Lake, and Hierarchical Storage.

Azure Data Lake Storage’s developer surface includes authentication, developer portal, pricing, support, and 5 more developer resources.

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43.5/100 developing ▬ flat Agent 31/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
AccessFreemiumSelf serve⚡ Free to try
1 APIs
AnalyticsBig DataData LakeHierarchical Storage

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scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
Composite quality — 43.5/100 · developing
Contract Quality 13.8 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 4.8 / 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 1

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

Azure Data Lake Storage Filesystems API

Filesystems operations

Open Collections 1

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

Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2 REST API

OPEN COLLECTION

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Microsoft Azure Data Lake Plans Pricing

3 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Microsoft Azure Data Lake Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

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

Microsoft Azure Data Lake Finops

FINOPS

Security Posture 2

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

Microsoft Azure Data Lake Authentication

apiKey · 2 schemes

SECURITY

Microsoft Azure Data Lake Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Agentic Access 1

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

Microsoft Azure Data Lake Agentic Access

7 operations · 4 acting

7 operations · 4 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Get Started 1

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Portal
Portal

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 ↑ 
name: Azure Data Lake Storage
description: Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2 REST API provides a file system interface for big data analytics workloads on Azure
  Blob Storage. It supports creating file systems, managing directories and files with hierarchical namespace, setting ACLs,
  and integrating with analytics engines.
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-data-lake.png
tags:
- Analytics
- Big Data
- Data Lake
- Hierarchical Storage
created: '2024-01-01'
modified: '2026-05-19'
specificationVersion: '0.18'
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/microsoft-azure-data-lake/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
apis:
- aid: microsoft-azure-data-lake:microsoft-azure-data-lake-filesystems-api
  name: Azure Data Lake Storage Filesystems API
  description: Filesystems operations
  humanURL: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/storageservices/data-lake-storage-gen2
  baseURL: https://{account}.dfs.core.windows.net/
  tags:
  - Filesystems
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/microsoft-azure-data-lake-filesystems-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/storageservices/data-lake-storage-gen2
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/microsoft-azure-data-lake-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/microsoft-azure-data-lake-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/microsoft-azure-data-lake-authentication.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/
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
- url: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/azure-data-lake-storage-gen2-preview-more-features-more-performance-better-availability/
  type: Blog