# Azure File Storage

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/microsoft-azure-file-storage/  
**Website:** https://portal.azure.com/  
**APIs profiled:** 1

The Azure Files FileREST protocol enables software vendors and regular Azure users to efficiently write applications and services that communicate with Azure file shares. It provides fully managed cloud file shares accessible via SMB and NFS protocols, with support for snapshots and Azure File Sync.

## Kin Score — 35.7 / 100 (thin)

Scored 2026-08-21 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 35.7).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 68.5 |
| Contract Quality | 51.0 |
| Governance | 0.0 |
| Contract Governance | 0.0 |
| Operational Transparency | 10.5 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 26.2 |
| 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 (1)

- **Azure File Storage Shares API** — Shares operations

## Agentic access (1)

- **Microsoft Azure File Storage Agentic Access** — 7 operations · 4 acting

## Security (2)

- **Microsoft Azure File Storage Authentication** — apiKey · 2 schemes
- **Microsoft Azure File Storage Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

## Plans (1)

- **Microsoft Azure File Storage Plans Pricing**

## Tags

Cloud Storage, File Shares, File Storage, NFS, SMB

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