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Azure Queue Storage

Azure Queue Storage is a Microsoft cloud service for storing large numbers of messages, enabling decoupled and asynchronous communication between application components. Messages can be accessed via authenticated HTTP/HTTPS calls and support visibility timeouts, peeking, and metadata for reliable processing.

Azure Queue Storage publishes 1 API on the APIs.io network: Queues API. Tagged areas include Asynchronous Processing, Cloud Storage, Messaging, Queue, and Storage.

Azure Queue Storage’s developer surface includes authentication, developer portal, pricing, documentation, getting-started guide, support, engineering blog, and 7 more developer resources.

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48.5/100 developing ▼ -5.5 Agent 31/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
AccessFreemiumSelf serve⚡ Free to try
1 APIs
Asynchronous ProcessingCloud StorageMessagingQueueStorage

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scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
Composite quality — 48.5/100 · developing
Contract Quality 13.8 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 10.4 / 20
Commercial Clarity 14.2 / 20
Operational Transparency 6.8 / 13
Governance 0.0 / 12
Discoverability 6.9 / 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 Queue Storage Queues API

Queues operations

Open Collections 1

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

Azure Queue Storage REST API

OPEN COLLECTION

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Microsoft Azure Queue Storage Plans Pricing

3 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Microsoft Azure Queue Storage Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

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

Microsoft Azure Queue Storage Finops

FINOPS

Security Posture 2

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

Microsoft Azure Queue Storage Authentication

apiKey · 2 schemes

SECURITY

Microsoft Azure Queue Storage Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Agentic Access 1

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

Microsoft Azure Queue Storage Agentic Access

7 operations · 4 acting

7 operations · 4 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Get Started 2

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Portal
Portal
 GettingStarted
GettingStarted

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 2

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrganization
GitHubOrganization
 SDKs
SDKs

Access & Security 2

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity
 Authentication
Authentication

Operate 2

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

StatusPage
StatusPage
 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

Blog
Blog

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: microsoft-azure-queue-storage
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/microsoft-azure-queue-storage/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
name: Azure Queue Storage
description: Azure Queue Storage is a Microsoft cloud service for storing large numbers of messages, enabling decoupled and
  asynchronous communication between application components. Messages can be accessed via authenticated HTTP/HTTPS calls and
  support visibility timeouts, peeking, and metadata for reliable processing.
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-queue-storage.png
tags:
- Asynchronous Processing
- Cloud Storage
- Messaging
- Queue
- Storage
created: '2026-03-13'
modified: '2026-05-19'
specificationVersion: '0.20'
apis:
- aid: microsoft-azure-queue-storage:microsoft-azure-queue-storage-queues-api
  name: Azure Queue Storage Queues API
  description: Queues operations
  humanURL: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/storageservices/queue-service-rest-api
  baseURL: https://{account}.queue.core.windows.net/
  tags:
  - Queues
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/microsoft-azure-queue-storage-queues-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/storageservices/queue-service-rest-api
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/storageservices/authorize-requests-to-azure-storage
  - type: Versioning
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/storageservices/versioning-for-the-azure-storage-services
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/microsoft-azure-queue-storage-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/microsoft-azure-queue-storage-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/microsoft-azure-queue-storage-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/details/storage/queues/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/queues/
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/queues/storage-quickstart-queues-portal
- type: SDKs
  url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/common/storage-introduction
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://azure.status.microsoft/en-us/status
- 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/
- type: Blog
  url: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/product/storage/
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com