Azure Kubernetes Service

Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) simplifies deploying a managed Kubernetes cluster in Azure by offloading the operational overhead to Azure. As a hosted Kubernetes service, Azure handles critical tasks, like health monitoring and maintenance.

Azure Kubernetes Service publishes 2 APIs on the APIs.io network: Agent Pools API and Managed Clusters API. Tagged areas include Azure, Cloud, Containers, DevOps, and Kubernetes.

The Azure Kubernetes Service catalog on APIs.io includes 1 JSON-LD context and 3 Spectral governance rulesets.

Azure Kubernetes Service’s developer surface includes authentication, developer portal, getting-started guide, CLI, support, engineering blog, Stack Overflow tag, and 37 more developer resources.

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72.2/100 exemplar ▬ flat Agent 27/100 agent aware open core · MIT Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-09-08 · rubric v0.20.0

AccessFreemiumSelf serve⚡ Free to try

1 APIs 10 Features 5 Use Cases

Azure Cloud Containers DevOps Kubernetes Orchestration

Kin Score

Kin Score How this is scored →
scored 2026-09-08 · rubric v0.20.0

Composite quality — 72.2/100 · exemplar

Contract Quality 12.8 / 20

Developer Ergonomics 13.1 / 16

Access Clarity 10.9 / 16

Operational Transparency 5.8 / 10

Contract Governance 5.2 / 10

Discoverability 6.1 / 8

Open Source Surface 10.0 / 10

Create-or-Update Ergonomics 2.2 / 10

Agent readiness — 27/100 · 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 7 / 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

Delegated User Identity 0 / 6

Protected Resource Metadata 0 / 5

Registration Without a Human 0 / 6

Agentic Commerce Well-Known Document 0 / 5

Open Source Surface applies to this provider. This product is open source and we read its repository directly, so Open Source Surface carries 10 points of the composite. It is scored from what the repository actually publishes — a security policy, a contribution guide, a release history, a code of conduct — read live from the provider rather than inferred from our own catalog pointers. This facet adds; nothing was taken away to make room for it. An open-source project is not excused from the commercial facets, because exemption would strip it of the points it does earn. If we have the wrong repository, or this product is not open source, say so on your provider repo and we will drop the facet rather than have you publish against it.

Create-or-Update Ergonomics applies to this provider. This API accepts writes, so it carries 10 points of the composite. It is scored from the published contracts themselves: whether a caller can create-or-update in one call, whether the write accepts a key the caller already holds, and whether the response says which branch ran. Without that, every write needs a search-and-branch in front of it, and the first time that check is skipped a duplicate record is created. Scored against the observed mean rather than raw — a provider at the catalog average is unchanged by this facet, not penalised by it.

The six quality facets above are damped to 80 points between them, because the conditional facet above carries the other 20. That is why each facet's contribution is shown against a damped maximum: raising a quality facet moves the composite by 80% of its nominal weight, not 100%. The full arithmetic is at apis.io/rating/.

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APIs 7

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

Azure Kubernetes Service Maintenance Configurations API

REST API for managing planned maintenance configurations, used to configure when updates can be deployed to an AKS managed cluster.

Azure Kubernetes Service Snapshots API

REST API for creating, updating, deleting, and managing node pool snapshots in AKS, including listing snapshots by resource group.

Azure Kubernetes Service Private Endpoint Connections API

REST API for managing private endpoint connections for AKS clusters, enabling secure private network access to the cluster API server.

Azure Kubernetes Service Trusted Access Role Bindings API

REST API for managing trusted access role bindings that give Azure services secure access to AKS API server using system-assigned managed identities.

Azure Kubernetes Service kubectl API

Kubernetes API accessible via kubectl for cluster operations.

Azure Kubernetes Service Agent Pools API

Operations for managing agent pools (node pools) within AKS clusters

Azure Kubernetes Service Managed Clusters API

Operations for managing AKS managed clusters

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Postman Collections 1

Ready-to-run Postman collections for exercising this provider's APIs.

Azure Kubernetes Service REST API

POSTMAN

Open Collections 4

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

API Collection

OPEN COLLECTION

Azure Kubernetes Service REST API

OPEN COLLECTION

Azure Kubernetes Service REST Agent Pools API

OPEN COLLECTION

Azure Kubernetes Service REST Agent Pools Managed Clusters API

OPEN COLLECTION

Arazzo Workflows 10

Multi-step API workflows described with the Arazzo specification.

Azure Kubernetes Service Add Node Pool and Poll

Add a new agent (node) pool to an AKS cluster and poll until it finishes provisioning.

ARAZZO

Azure Kubernetes Service Delete Node Pool Machines

Delete specific machines from an agent pool and poll until the operation completes.

ARAZZO

Azure Kubernetes Service Provision Cluster and Fetch Credentials

Create a managed AKS cluster, poll until it is provisioned, then retrieve admin kubeconfig.

ARAZZO

Azure Kubernetes Service Rotate Cluster Certificates

Trigger certificate rotation on a cluster, poll until provisioned, and refresh user credentials.

ARAZZO

Azure Kubernetes Service Run Command on Cluster

Confirm a cluster is provisioned, then run a kubectl command against it via the AKS command runner.

ARAZZO

Azure Kubernetes Service Scale Node Pool

Read an agent pool, change its node count, and poll until the scale operation completes.

ARAZZO

Azure Kubernetes Service Start Cluster

Start a stopped AKS cluster, poll until provisioned, then fetch user credentials.

ARAZZO

Azure Kubernetes Service Stop Cluster

Stop a running AKS cluster and poll until the stop operation finishes provisioning.

ARAZZO

Azure Kubernetes Service Upgrade Cluster Control Plane

Discover an available Kubernetes version, upgrade the cluster, and poll until provisioned.

ARAZZO

Azure Kubernetes Service Upgrade Node Pool Image

Discover the latest node image, trigger the node image upgrade, and poll until complete.

ARAZZO

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Pricing Plans 2

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Azure Kubernetes Service Plans Pricing

3 plans

PLANS

Microsoft Azure Kubernetes Service Plans Pricing

3 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 2

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Azure Kubernetes Service Rate Limits

16 limits

RATE LIMITS

Microsoft Azure Kubernetes Service Rate Limits

8 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 2

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

Azure Kubernetes Service Finops

FINOPS

Microsoft Azure Kubernetes Service Finops

FINOPS

Features 10

Notable capabilities this provider offers.

Managed Cluster Lifecycle

Create, update, delete, start, and stop AKS managed clusters with full lifecycle management.

Agent Pool Management

Create and manage node pools with configurable VM sizes, scaling, and upgrade policies.

Cluster Upgrades

Upgrade Kubernetes versions and node images with controlled rollout and upgrade profiles.

Credential Management

Retrieve admin, user, and monitoring credentials for cluster access and authentication.

Private Clusters

Deploy private AKS clusters with private endpoint connections for secure API server access.

Maintenance Windows

Configure planned maintenance windows to control when updates are applied to clusters.

Node Pool Snapshots

Create and manage snapshots of node pools for backup and recovery scenarios.

Trusted Access

Grant Azure services secure access to AKS API server using managed identities and role bindings.

Run Commands

Execute commands on cluster nodes remotely through the AKS API without direct SSH access.

Auto-Scaling

Automatically scale node pools based on workload demands with configurable auto-scaler profiles.

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Semantic Vocabularies 1

JSON-LD contexts and semantic vocabularies used across these APIs.

Azure Kubernetes Service Context

0 classes · 0 properties

JSON-LD

Spectral Rules 3

Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.

Azure Kubernetes Service API Rules

7 rules · 7 errors

SPECTRAL

Azure Kubernetes Service API Rules

6 rules · 4 warnings 2 info

SPECTRAL

Azure Kubernetes Service API Rules

9 rules · 1 errors 7 warnings 1 info

SPECTRAL

JSON Schema 91

Standalone JSON Schema definitions for this provider's data models.

AgentPoolAvailableVersions

4 properties

JSON SCHEMA

AgentPoolDeleteMachinesParameter

1 properties

JSON SCHEMA

AgentPoolListResult

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

AgentPoolProperties

35 properties

JSON SCHEMA

AgentPool

3 properties

JSON SCHEMA

AgentPoolUpgradeProfile

4 properties

JSON SCHEMA

AgentPoolUpgradeSettings

3 properties

JSON SCHEMA

CloudError

1 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Azure Kubernetes Service Managed Cluster

11 properties

JSON SCHEMA

ClusterUpgradeSettings

1 properties

JSON SCHEMA

ContainerServiceLinuxProfile

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

ContainerServiceNetworkProfile

10 properties

JSON SCHEMA

CreationData

1 properties

JSON SCHEMA

CredentialResults

1 properties

JSON SCHEMA

ExtendedLocation

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

ManagedClusterAADProfile

7 properties

JSON SCHEMA

ManagedClusterAddonProfile

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

ManagedClusterAgentPoolProfile

35 properties

JSON SCHEMA

ManagedClusterAPIServerAccessProfile

7 properties

JSON SCHEMA

ManagedClusterAutoScalerProfile

19 properties

JSON SCHEMA

ManagedClusterAutoUpgradeProfile

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

ManagedClusterAzureMonitorProfile

1 properties

JSON SCHEMA

ManagedClusterIdentity

4 properties

JSON SCHEMA

ManagedClusterIngressProfile

1 properties

JSON SCHEMA

ManagedClusterListResult

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

ManagedClusterLoadBalancerProfile

6 properties

JSON SCHEMA

ManagedClusterMetricsProfile

1 properties

JSON SCHEMA

ManagedClusterNATGatewayProfile

3 properties

JSON SCHEMA

ManagedClusterNodeResourceGroupProfile

1 properties

JSON SCHEMA

ManagedClusterOIDCIssuerProfile

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

ManagedClusterProperties

17 properties

JSON SCHEMA

ManagedCluster

6 properties

JSON SCHEMA

ManagedClusterSecurityProfile

3 properties

JSON SCHEMA

ManagedClusterServicePrincipalProfile

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

ManagedClusterSKU

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

ManagedClusterStorageProfile

4 properties

JSON SCHEMA

ManagedClusterUpgradeProfile

4 properties

JSON SCHEMA

ManagedClusterWindowsProfile

4 properties

JSON SCHEMA

ManagedClusterWorkloadAutoScalerProfile

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

PowerState

1 properties

JSON SCHEMA

RunCommandRequest

3 properties

JSON SCHEMA

RunCommandResult

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

ServiceMeshProfile

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

SystemData

6 properties

JSON SCHEMA

TagsObject

1 properties

JSON SCHEMA

UserAssignedIdentity

3 properties

JSON SCHEMA

AgentPool

4 properties

JSON SCHEMA

AgentPoolAvailableVersions

4 properties

JSON SCHEMA

AgentPoolDeleteMachinesParameter

1 properties

JSON SCHEMA

AgentPoolListResult

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

AgentPoolProperties

38 properties

JSON SCHEMA

AgentPoolUpgradeProfile

4 properties

JSON SCHEMA

AgentPoolUpgradeSettings

3 properties

JSON SCHEMA

CloudError

1 properties

JSON SCHEMA

ClusterUpgradeSettings

1 properties

JSON SCHEMA

ContainerServiceLinuxProfile

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

ContainerServiceNetworkProfile

12 properties

JSON SCHEMA

CreationData

1 properties

JSON SCHEMA

CredentialResults

1 properties

JSON SCHEMA

ExtendedLocation

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

ManagedCluster

11 properties

JSON SCHEMA

ManagedClusterAADProfile

7 properties

JSON SCHEMA

ManagedClusterAddonProfile

3 properties

JSON SCHEMA

ManagedClusterAgentPoolProfile

38 properties

JSON SCHEMA

ManagedClusterAPIServerAccessProfile

7 properties

JSON SCHEMA

ManagedClusterAutoScalerProfile

19 properties

JSON SCHEMA

ManagedClusterAutoUpgradeProfile

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

ManagedClusterAzureMonitorProfile

1 properties

JSON SCHEMA

ManagedClusterIdentity

4 properties

JSON SCHEMA

ManagedClusterIngressProfile

1 properties

JSON SCHEMA

ManagedClusterListResult

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

ManagedClusterLoadBalancerProfile

6 properties

JSON SCHEMA

ManagedClusterMetricsProfile

1 properties

JSON SCHEMA

ManagedClusterNATGatewayProfile

3 properties

JSON SCHEMA

ManagedClusterNodeResourceGroupProfile

1 properties

JSON SCHEMA

ManagedClusterOIDCIssuerProfile

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

ManagedClusterProperties

36 properties

JSON SCHEMA

ManagedClusterSecurityProfile

3 properties

JSON SCHEMA

ManagedClusterServicePrincipalProfile

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

ManagedClusterSKU

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

ManagedClusterStorageProfile

4 properties

JSON SCHEMA

ManagedClusterUpgradeProfile

4 properties

JSON SCHEMA

ManagedClusterWindowsProfile

4 properties

JSON SCHEMA

ManagedClusterWorkloadAutoScalerProfile

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

PowerState

1 properties

JSON SCHEMA

RunCommandRequest

3 properties

JSON SCHEMA

RunCommandResult

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

ServiceMeshProfile

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

SystemData

6 properties

JSON SCHEMA

TagsObject

1 properties

JSON SCHEMA

UserAssignedIdentity

3 properties

JSON SCHEMA

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JSON Structure 46

JSON Structure definitions describing this provider's data shapes.

Azure Kubernetes Service Agent Pool Available Versions Structure

4 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Azure Kubernetes Service Agent Pool Delete Machines Parameter Structure

1 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Azure Kubernetes Service Agent Pool List Result Structure

2 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Azure Kubernetes Service Agent Pool Properties Structure

35 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Azure Kubernetes Service Agent Pool Structure

3 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Azure Kubernetes Service Agent Pool Upgrade Profile Structure

4 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Azure Kubernetes Service Agent Pool Upgrade Settings Structure

3 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Azure Kubernetes Service Cloud Error Structure

1 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Azure Kubernetes Service Cluster Upgrade Settings Structure

1 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Azure Kubernetes Service Container Service Linux Profile Structure

2 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Azure Kubernetes Service Container Service Network Profile Structure

10 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Azure Kubernetes Service Creation Data Structure

1 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Azure Kubernetes Service Credential Results Structure

1 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Azure Kubernetes Service Extended Location Structure

2 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Azure Kubernetes Service Managed Cluster Aad Profile Structure

7 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Azure Kubernetes Service Managed Cluster Addon Profile Structure

2 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Azure Kubernetes Service Managed Cluster Agent Pool Profile Structure

35 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Azure Kubernetes Service Managed Cluster Api Server Access Profile Structure

7 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Azure Kubernetes Service Managed Cluster Auto Scaler Profile Structure

19 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Azure Kubernetes Service Managed Cluster Auto Upgrade Profile Structure

2 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Azure Kubernetes Service Managed Cluster Azure Monitor Profile Structure

1 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Azure Kubernetes Service Managed Cluster Identity Structure

4 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Azure Kubernetes Service Managed Cluster Ingress Profile Structure

1 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Azure Kubernetes Service Managed Cluster List Result Structure

2 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Azure Kubernetes Service Managed Cluster Load Balancer Profile Structure

6 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Azure Kubernetes Service Managed Cluster Metrics Profile Structure

1 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Azure Kubernetes Service Managed Cluster Nat Gateway Profile Structure

3 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Azure Kubernetes Service Managed Cluster Node Resource Group Profile Structure

1 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Azure Kubernetes Service Managed Cluster Oidc Issuer Profile Structure

2 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Azure Kubernetes Service Managed Cluster Properties Structure

17 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Azure Kubernetes Service Managed Cluster Security Profile Structure

3 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Azure Kubernetes Service Managed Cluster Service Principal Profile Structure

2 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Azure Kubernetes Service Managed Cluster Sku Structure

2 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Azure Kubernetes Service Managed Cluster Storage Profile Structure

4 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Azure Kubernetes Service Managed Cluster Structure

6 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Azure Kubernetes Service Managed Cluster Upgrade Profile Structure

4 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Azure Kubernetes Service Managed Cluster Windows Profile Structure

4 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Azure Kubernetes Service Managed Cluster Workload Auto Scaler Profile Structure

2 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Azure Kubernetes Service Power State Structure

1 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Azure Kubernetes Service Run Command Request Structure

3 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Azure Kubernetes Service Run Command Result Structure

2 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Azure Kubernetes Service Service Mesh Profile Structure

2 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Azure Kubernetes Service System Data Structure

6 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Azure Kubernetes Service Tags Object Structure

1 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Azure Kubernetes Service User Assigned Identity Structure

3 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Microsoft Azure Kubernetes Service Structure

0 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

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Examples 69

Example request and response payloads for these APIs.

Azure Kubernetes Service Agent Pool Available Versions Example

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Azure Kubernetes Service Agent Pool Delete Machines Parameter Example

1 fields

EXAMPLE

Azure Kubernetes Service Agent Pool Example

3 fields

EXAMPLE

Azure Kubernetes Service Agent Pool List Result Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Azure Kubernetes Service Agent Pool Properties Example

35 fields

EXAMPLE

Azure Kubernetes Service Agent Pool Upgrade Profile Example

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Azure Kubernetes Service Agent Pool Upgrade Settings Example

3 fields

EXAMPLE

Azure Kubernetes Service Cloud Error Example

1 fields

EXAMPLE

Azure Kubernetes Service Cluster Upgrade Settings Example

1 fields

EXAMPLE

Azure Kubernetes Service Container Service Linux Profile Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Azure Kubernetes Service Container Service Network Profile Example

10 fields

EXAMPLE

Azure Kubernetes Service Creation Data Example

1 fields

EXAMPLE

Azure Kubernetes Service Credential Results Example

1 fields

EXAMPLE

Azure Kubernetes Service Extended Location Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Azure Kubernetes Service Managed Cluster Aad Profile Example

7 fields

EXAMPLE

Azure Kubernetes Service Managed Cluster Addon Profile Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Azure Kubernetes Service Managed Cluster Agent Pool Profile Example

35 fields

EXAMPLE

Azure Kubernetes Service Managed Cluster Api Server Access Profile Example

7 fields

EXAMPLE

Azure Kubernetes Service Managed Cluster Auto Scaler Profile Example

19 fields

EXAMPLE

Azure Kubernetes Service Managed Cluster Auto Upgrade Profile Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Azure Kubernetes Service Managed Cluster Azure Monitor Profile Example

1 fields

EXAMPLE

Azure Kubernetes Service Managed Cluster Example

6 fields

EXAMPLE

Azure Kubernetes Service Managed Cluster Identity Example

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Azure Kubernetes Service Managed Cluster Ingress Profile Example

1 fields

EXAMPLE

Azure Kubernetes Service Managed Cluster List Result Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Azure Kubernetes Service Managed Cluster Load Balancer Profile Example

6 fields

EXAMPLE

Azure Kubernetes Service Managed Cluster Metrics Profile Example

1 fields

EXAMPLE

Azure Kubernetes Service Managed Cluster Nat Gateway Profile Example

3 fields

EXAMPLE

Azure Kubernetes Service Managed Cluster Node Resource Group Profile Example

1 fields

EXAMPLE

Azure Kubernetes Service Managed Cluster Oidc Issuer Profile Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Azure Kubernetes Service Managed Cluster Properties Example

17 fields

EXAMPLE

Azure Kubernetes Service Managed Cluster Security Profile Example

3 fields

EXAMPLE

Azure Kubernetes Service Managed Cluster Service Principal Profile Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Azure Kubernetes Service Managed Cluster Sku Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Azure Kubernetes Service Managed Cluster Storage Profile Example

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Azure Kubernetes Service Managed Cluster Upgrade Profile Example

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Azure Kubernetes Service Managed Cluster Windows Profile Example

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Azure Kubernetes Service Managed Cluster Workload Auto Scaler Profile Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Azure Kubernetes Service Power State Example

1 fields

EXAMPLE

Azure Kubernetes Service Run Command Request Example

3 fields

EXAMPLE

Azure Kubernetes Service Run Command Result Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Azure Kubernetes Service Service Mesh Profile Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Azure Kubernetes Service System Data Example

6 fields

EXAMPLE

Azure Kubernetes Service Tags Object Example

1 fields

EXAMPLE

Azure Kubernetes Service User Assigned Identity Example

3 fields

EXAMPLE

Microsoft Azure Kubernetes Service Agentpools Abortlatestoperation Example

6 fields

EXAMPLE

Microsoft Azure Kubernetes Service Agentpools Createorupdate Example

6 fields

EXAMPLE

Microsoft Azure Kubernetes Service Agentpools Delete Example

6 fields

EXAMPLE

Microsoft Azure Kubernetes Service Agentpools Deletemachines Example

6 fields

EXAMPLE

Microsoft Azure Kubernetes Service Agentpools Get Example

6 fields

EXAMPLE

Microsoft Azure Kubernetes Service Agentpools Getavailableagentpoolversions Example

6 fields

EXAMPLE

Microsoft Azure Kubernetes Service Agentpools Getupgradeprofile Example

6 fields

EXAMPLE

Microsoft Azure Kubernetes Service Agentpools List Example

6 fields

EXAMPLE

Microsoft Azure Kubernetes Service Agentpools Upgradenodeimageversion Example

6 fields

EXAMPLE

Microsoft Azure Kubernetes Service Managedclusters Abortlatestoperation Example

6 fields

EXAMPLE

Microsoft Azure Kubernetes Service Managedclusters Createorupdate Example

6 fields

EXAMPLE

Microsoft Azure Kubernetes Service Managedclusters Delete Example

6 fields

EXAMPLE

Microsoft Azure Kubernetes Service Managedclusters Get Example

6 fields

EXAMPLE

Microsoft Azure Kubernetes Service Managedclusters Getupgradeprofile Example

6 fields

EXAMPLE

Microsoft Azure Kubernetes Service Managedclusters List Example

6 fields

EXAMPLE

Microsoft Azure Kubernetes Service Managedclusters Listbyresourcegroup Example

6 fields

EXAMPLE

Microsoft Azure Kubernetes Service Managedclusters Listclusteradmincredentials Example

6 fields

EXAMPLE

Microsoft Azure Kubernetes Service Managedclusters Listclustermonitoringusercredentials Example

6 fields

EXAMPLE

Microsoft Azure Kubernetes Service Managedclusters Listclusterusercredentials Example

6 fields

EXAMPLE

Microsoft Azure Kubernetes Service Managedclusters Rotateclustercertificates Example

6 fields

EXAMPLE

Microsoft Azure Kubernetes Service Managedclusters Runcommand Example

6 fields

EXAMPLE

Microsoft Azure Kubernetes Service Managedclusters Start Example

6 fields

EXAMPLE

Microsoft Azure Kubernetes Service Managedclusters Stop Example

6 fields

EXAMPLE

Microsoft Azure Kubernetes Service Managedclusters Updatetags Example

6 fields

EXAMPLE

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Security Posture 2

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

Microsoft Azure Kubernetes Service Authentication

oauth2 · 1 scheme

SECURITY

Microsoft Azure Kubernetes Service Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Scopes 1

OAuth scopes governing access to this provider's APIs.

Microsoft Azure Kubernetes Service Scopes

1 scope · implicit

1 scopes

SCOPES

Agentic Access 1

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

Microsoft Azure Kubernetes Service Agentic Access

24 operations · 16 acting · 3 human-in-the-loop

24 operations · 16 acting

AGENTIC

Use Cases 5

What developers build with this provider.

Microservices Deployment

Deploy and manage microservices architectures with container orchestration and service mesh capabilities.

CI/CD Pipelines

Integrate AKS with Azure DevOps and GitHub Actions for automated build, test, and deployment workflows.

Hybrid Cloud

Run Kubernetes workloads across on-premises and Azure environments with Azure Arc integration.

Machine Learning

Deploy and scale ML model serving infrastructure using AKS with GPU-enabled node pools.

Edge Computing

Deploy containerized workloads to edge locations using AKS Edge Essentials and Azure IoT.

Integrations 5

Pre-built integrations with other platforms and tools.

Azure Container Registry

Pull container images from Azure Container Registry with managed identity authentication.

Azure Monitor

Monitor cluster health, performance, and logs with Azure Monitor and Container Insights.

Azure Policy

Enforce organizational standards and compliance with Azure Policy for Kubernetes.

Azure Active Directory

Integrate with Azure AD for cluster authentication and role-based access control.

Azure DevOps

Automate deployments to AKS using Azure Pipelines with native Kubernetes tasks.

Resources

Get Started 4

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Portal

Portal

GettingStarted

GettingStarted

Signup

Signup

Login

Documentation 2

Reference material describing how the API behaves

ContributionGuide

ContributionGuide

Documentation

Documentation

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess

AgenticAccess

Design & Contract 11

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

Arazzo

Arazzo

Arazzo

Arazzo

Arazzo

Arazzo

Arazzo

Arazzo

Arazzo

Arazzo

SpectralRules

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Build 4

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

CodeOfConduct

PostmanWorkspace

CLI

GitHubRepository

Access & Security 6

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

SecurityPolicy

DomainSecurity

Authentication

OAuthScopes

Security

Compliance

Learn 2

Tutorials, courses, talks, and written guidance

Training

Training

YouTube

YouTube

Operate 8

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

IssueTracker

Releases

StatusPage

Support

StackOverflow

ChangeLog

ReleaseNotes

FAQ

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Commercial 4

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

License

Pricing

TermsOfService

PrivacyPolicy

Company 2

The organization behind the API

Website

Website

Blog

Blog

Source (apis.yml)

name: Azure Kubernetes Service
description: Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) simplifies deploying a managed Kubernetes cluster in Azure by offloading the operational
  overhead to Azure. As a hosted Kubernetes service, Azure handles critical tasks, like health monitoring and maintenance.
deliveryModel:
  model: open-core
  license: MIT
  open_source: true
  commercial: true
  callable_host: true
  label: Open core · an OSS project plus a commercial hosted product
  confidence: high
  source:
  - license
  - openapi
  - pricing
  generated: '2026-08-28'
  method: derived
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://azure.microsoft.com/images/aks-icon.png
url: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/services/kubernetes-service/
created: '2024-01-15'
modified: '2026-05-19'
specificationVersion: '0.23'
tags:
- Azure
- Cloud
- Containers
- DevOps
- Kubernetes
- Orchestration
apis:
- name: Azure Kubernetes Service Maintenance Configurations API
  description: REST API for managing planned maintenance configurations, used to configure when updates can be deployed to
    an AKS managed cluster.
  image: https://azure.microsoft.com/images/aks-icon.png
  humanURL: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/aks/maintenance-configurations
  baseURL: https://management.azure.com
  tags:
  - Configuration
  - Kubernetes
  - Maintenance
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/planned-maintenance
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/aks/maintenance-configurations
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/concepts-identity
- name: Azure Kubernetes Service Snapshots API
  description: REST API for creating, updating, deleting, and managing node pool snapshots in AKS, including listing snapshots
    by resource group.
  image: https://azure.microsoft.com/images/aks-icon.png
  humanURL: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/aks/snapshots
  baseURL: https://management.azure.com
  tags:
  - Backup
  - Kubernetes
  - Snapshots
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/node-pool-snapshot
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/aks/snapshots
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/concepts-identity
- name: Azure Kubernetes Service Private Endpoint Connections API
  description: REST API for managing private endpoint connections for AKS clusters, enabling secure private network access
    to the cluster API server.
  image: https://azure.microsoft.com/images/aks-icon.png
  humanURL: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/aks/private-endpoint-connections
  baseURL: https://management.azure.com
  tags:
  - Kubernetes
  - Networking
  - Private Endpoints
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/private-clusters
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/aks/private-endpoint-connections
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/concepts-identity
- name: Azure Kubernetes Service Trusted Access Role Bindings API
  description: REST API for managing trusted access role bindings that give Azure services secure access to AKS API server
    using system-assigned managed identities.
  image: https://azure.microsoft.com/images/aks-icon.png
  humanURL: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/aks/trusted-access-role-bindings
  baseURL: https://management.azure.com
  tags:
  - Kubernetes
  - Security
  - Trusted Access
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/trusted-access-feature
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/aks/trusted-access-role-bindings
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/concepts-identity
- name: Azure Kubernetes Service kubectl API
  description: Kubernetes API accessible via kubectl for cluster operations.
  humanURL: https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/
  baseURL: https://{cluster-name}.{region}.azmk8s.io
  tags:
  - Cluster Management
  - Kubectl
  - Kubernetes
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/kubernetes-walkthrough
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/kubernetes-api/
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/control-kubeconfig-access
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/tutorial-kubernetes-deploy-cluster
- aid: microsoft-azure-kubernetes-service:microsoft-azure-kubernetes-service-agent-pools-api
  name: Azure Kubernetes Service Agent Pools API
  description: Operations for managing agent pools (node pools) within AKS clusters
  humanURL: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/aks/
  baseURL: https://management.azure.com
  tags:
  - Agent Pools
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/microsoft-azure-kubernetes-service-agent-pools-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/azure-kubernetes-service-cluster-schema.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/azure-kubernetes-service-context.jsonld
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/concepts-identity
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/kubernetes-service/
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/quotas-skus-regions
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/learn/quick-kubernetes-deploy-portal
  - type: ChangeLog
    url: https://github.com/Azure/AKS/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md
  - type: ReleaseNotes
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/release-tracker
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/python/api/overview/azure/mgmt-containerservice-readme
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/javascript/api/overview/azure/container-service
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/overview/azure/resourcemanager.containerservice-readme
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/java/api/overview/azure/resourcemanager-containerservice-readme
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/resourcemanager/containerservice/armcontainerservice/v6
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/aks/managed-clusters
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/learn/quick-kubernetes-deploy-cli
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/create-node-pools
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/aks/agent-pools
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/create-node-pools
- aid: microsoft-azure-kubernetes-service:microsoft-azure-kubernetes-service-managed-clusters-api
  name: Azure Kubernetes Service Managed Clusters API
  description: Operations for managing AKS managed clusters
  humanURL: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/aks/
  baseURL: https://management.azure.com
  tags:
  - Managed Clusters
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/microsoft-azure-kubernetes-service-managed-clusters-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/azure-kubernetes-service-cluster-schema.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/azure-kubernetes-service-context.jsonld
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/concepts-identity
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/kubernetes-service/
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/quotas-skus-regions
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/learn/quick-kubernetes-deploy-portal
  - type: ChangeLog
    url: https://github.com/Azure/AKS/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md
  - type: ReleaseNotes
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/release-tracker
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/python/api/overview/azure/mgmt-containerservice-readme
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/javascript/api/overview/azure/container-service
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/overview/azure/resourcemanager.containerservice-readme
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/java/api/overview/azure/resourcemanager-containerservice-readme
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/resourcemanager/containerservice/armcontainerservice/v6
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/aks/managed-clusters
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/learn/quick-kubernetes-deploy-cli
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/create-node-pools
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/aks/agent-pools
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/create-node-pools
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
common:
- type: Website
  url: https://www.microsoft.com/
- type: IssueTracker
  url: https://github.com/Azure/AKS/issues
- type: Releases
  url: https://github.com/Azure/AKS/releases
- type: SecurityPolicy
  url: https://github.com/Azure/AKS/blob/master/SECURITY.md
- type: CodeOfConduct
  url: https://github.com/Azure/.github/blob/main/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
- type: ContributionGuide
  url: https://github.com/Azure/AKS/blob/master/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md
- type: License
  name: MIT
  url: https://github.com/Azure/AKS/blob/master/LICENSE
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/microsoft-azure-kubernetes-service-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/microsoft-azure-kubernetes-service-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/microsoft-azure-kubernetes-service-authentication.yml
- type: OAuthScopes
  url: scopes/microsoft-azure-kubernetes-service-scopes.yml
- type: PostmanWorkspace
  url: https://www.postman.com/kinlaneapi/azure-kubernetes-service/overview
- type: Arazzo
  url: arazzo/azure-kubernetes-service-add-node-pool-workflow.yml
  name: Azure Kubernetes Service Add Node Pool and Poll
- type: Arazzo
  url: arazzo/azure-kubernetes-service-delete-machines-workflow.yml
  name: Azure Kubernetes Service Delete Node Pool Machines
- type: Arazzo
  url: arazzo/azure-kubernetes-service-provision-cluster-workflow.yml
  name: Azure Kubernetes Service Provision Cluster and Fetch Credentials
- type: Arazzo
  url: arazzo/azure-kubernetes-service-rotate-certificates-workflow.yml
  name: Azure Kubernetes Service Rotate Cluster Certificates
- type: Arazzo
  url: arazzo/azure-kubernetes-service-run-command-workflow.yml
  name: Azure Kubernetes Service Run Command on Cluster
- type: Arazzo
  url: arazzo/azure-kubernetes-service-scale-node-pool-workflow.yml
  name: Azure Kubernetes Service Scale Node Pool
- type: Arazzo
  url: arazzo/azure-kubernetes-service-start-cluster-workflow.yml
  name: Azure Kubernetes Service Start Cluster
- type: Arazzo
  url: arazzo/azure-kubernetes-service-stop-cluster-workflow.yml
  name: Azure Kubernetes Service Stop Cluster
- type: Arazzo
  url: arazzo/azure-kubernetes-service-upgrade-cluster-workflow.yml
  name: Azure Kubernetes Service Upgrade Cluster Control Plane
- type: Arazzo
  url: arazzo/azure-kubernetes-service-upgrade-node-image-workflow.yml
  name: Azure Kubernetes Service Upgrade Node Pool Image
- type: Portal
  url: https://portal.azure.com/
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/learn/quick-kubernetes-deploy-portal
- type: CLI
  url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cli/azure/aks
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://status.azure.com/
- type: Support
  url: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/support/options/
- type: Blog
  url: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/topics/kubernetes/
- type: GitHubRepository
  url: https://github.com/Azure/AKS
- type: StackOverflow
  url: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/azure-aks
- type: Security
  url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/concepts-security
- type: Compliance
  url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/concepts-security#azure-policy
- type: Documentation
  url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/
- type: Pricing
  url: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/kubernetes-service/
- type: Signup
  url: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/purchase-options/azure-account
- type: Login
  url: https://portal.azure.com/
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/support/legal/
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-us/privacystatement
- type: ChangeLog
  url: https://github.com/Azure/AKS/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md
- type: ReleaseNotes
  url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/release-tracker
- type: FAQ
  url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/faq
- type: Training
  url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/training/modules/intro-to-azure-kubernetes-service/
- type: YouTube
  url: https://www.youtube.com/c/MicrosoftAzure
- type: SpectralRules
  url: rules/azure-kubernetes-service-spectral-rules.yml
- type: Features
  data:
  - name: Managed Cluster Lifecycle
    description: Create, update, delete, start, and stop AKS managed clusters with full lifecycle management.
  - name: Agent Pool Management
    description: Create and manage node pools with configurable VM sizes, scaling, and upgrade policies.
  - name: Cluster Upgrades
    description: Upgrade Kubernetes versions and node images with controlled rollout and upgrade profiles.
  - name: Credential Management
    description: Retrieve admin, user, and monitoring credentials for cluster access and authentication.
  - name: Private Clusters
    description: Deploy private AKS clusters with private endpoint connections for secure API server access.
  - name: Maintenance Windows
    description: Configure planned maintenance windows to control when updates are applied to clusters.
  - name: Node Pool Snapshots
    description: Create and manage snapshots of node pools for backup and recovery scenarios.
  - name: Trusted Access
    description: Grant Azure services secure access to AKS API server using managed identities and role bindings.
  - name: Run Commands
    description: Execute commands on cluster nodes remotely through the AKS API without direct SSH access.
  - name: Auto-Scaling
    description: Automatically scale node pools based on workload demands with configurable auto-scaler profiles.
- type: UseCases
  data:
  - name: Microservices Deployment
    description: Deploy and manage microservices architectures with container orchestration and service mesh capabilities.
  - name: CI/CD Pipelines
    description: Integrate AKS with Azure DevOps and GitHub Actions for automated build, test, and deployment workflows.
  - name: Hybrid Cloud
    description: Run Kubernetes workloads across on-premises and Azure environments with Azure Arc integration.
  - name: Machine Learning
    description: Deploy and scale ML model serving infrastructure using AKS with GPU-enabled node pools.
  - name: Edge Computing
    description: Deploy containerized workloads to edge locations using AKS Edge Essentials and Azure IoT.
- type: Integrations
  data:
  - name: Azure Container Registry
    description: Pull container images from Azure Container Registry with managed identity authentication.
  - name: Azure Monitor
    description: Monitor cluster health, performance, and logs with Azure Monitor and Container Insights.
  - name: Azure Policy
    description: Enforce organizational standards and compliance with Azure Policy for Kubernetes.
  - name: Azure Active Directory
    description: Integrate with Azure AD for cluster authentication and role-based access control.
  - name: Azure DevOps
    description: Automate deployments to AKS using Azure Pipelines with native Kubernetes tasks.
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- name: Azure Container Registry APIs
  url: https://apis.io/apis/azure-container-registry
- name: Azure Monitor APIs
  url: https://apis.io/apis/azure-monitor

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