# Azure Database for MySQL

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/microsoft-azure-mysql/  
**Website:** https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/products/mysql  
**APIs profiled:** 10

Azure Database for MySQL is a fully managed relational database service based on the open-source MySQL community edition. Its REST APIs enable management of flexible servers, single servers, databases, firewall and network rules, configurations, replicas, and backups with built-in high availability and automated backups.

## Kin Score — 49.3 / 100 (developing)

Scored 2026-08-20 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 49.3).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 81.5 |
| Contract Quality | 50.3 |
| Governance | 0.0 |
| Contract Governance | 0.0 |
| Operational Transparency | 42.1 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 54.8 |
| Commercial Clarity | 60.5 |
| Access Clarity | 60.5 |

## 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 (10)

- **Azure Database for MySQL Databases API** — Create, list, retrieve, and delete databases hosted on a MySQL Flexible Server. Manage character sets and collations for each database within a server.
- **Azure Database for MySQL Firewall Rules API** — Create and manage server-level firewall rules to grant access to a MySQL Flexible Server from specified client IP address ranges. Required for clients connecting from outside th...
- **Azure Database for MySQL Configurations API** — Manage server parameters (configurations) for a MySQL Flexible Server. Adjust MySQL engine variables such as character_set_server, time_zone, and innodb_buffer_pool_size to tune...
- **Azure Database for MySQL Replicas API** — Manage read replicas for MySQL Flexible Server to scale out read-heavy workloads. Create replicas in the same or different region for performance and read distribution.
- **Azure Database for MySQL Backups API** — List and manage automated backups for MySQL Flexible Servers, including on-demand backup creation, retention configuration, and point-in-time restore operations.
- **Azure Database for MySQL Administrators API** — Configure Azure Active Directory administrators for MySQL Flexible Server. Allows tenant users, groups, or service principals to be designated as MySQL administrators for AAD-ba...
- **Azure Database for MySQL Check Name Availability API** — Check whether a proposed MySQL Flexible Server name is available within the Azure global namespace before creating a new server.
- **Azure Database for MySQL Operations API** — List Azure Database for MySQL provider operations available in the subscription, including supported operation types and metadata.
- **Azure Database for MySQL Operations API** — Operations operations
- **Azure Database for MySQL Servers API** — Servers operations

## Agentic access (1)

- **Microsoft Azure Mysql Agentic Access** — 7 operations · 3 acting

## Security (2)

- **Microsoft Azure Mysql Authentication** — oauth2 · 1 scheme
- **Microsoft Azure Mysql Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

## Plans (1)

- **Microsoft Azure Mysql Plans Pricing**

## Tags

Database, Flexible Server, Managed Database, MySQL, Open-Source, Relational Database

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