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Azure SQL Database

Azure SQL Database is a fully managed relational database service built on the SQL Server engine with built-in intelligence, high availability, and elastic scaling.

Azure SQL Database publishes 5 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Databases API, ElasticPools API, FailoverGroups API, and 2 more. Tagged areas include Database, SQL, and Relational Database.

Azure SQL Database’s developer surface includes authentication, developer portal, pricing, documentation, getting-started guide, support, engineering blog, and 8 more developer resources.

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40.7/100 developing ▬ flat Agent 29/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-08-20 · rubric v0.12.0
AccessFreemiumSelf serve⚡ Free to try
5 APIs
DatabaseSQLRelational Database

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scored 2026-08-20 · rubric v0.12.0
Composite quality — 40.7/100 · developing
Contract Quality 12.3 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 10.0 / 20
Access Clarity 9.5 / 20
Operational Transparency 3.4 / 13
Contract Governance 0.0 / 12
Discoverability 5.6 / 10
Agent readiness — 29/100 · 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 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 5

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

Azure SQL Database Databases API

The Databases API from Azure SQL Database — 2 operation(s) for databases.

Azure SQL Database ElasticPools API

The ElasticPools API from Azure SQL Database — 1 operation(s) for elasticpools.

Azure SQL Database FailoverGroups API

The FailoverGroups API from Azure SQL Database — 1 operation(s) for failovergroups.

Azure SQL Database FirewallRules API

The FirewallRules API from Azure SQL Database — 2 operation(s) for firewallrules.

Azure SQL Database Servers API

The Servers API from Azure SQL Database — 3 operation(s) for servers.

Open Collections 7

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

API Collection

OPEN COLLECTION

Azure SQL Database REST Databases API

OPEN COLLECTION

Azure SQL Database REST Databases ElasticPools API

OPEN COLLECTION

Azure SQL Database REST Databases FailoverGroups API

OPEN COLLECTION

Azure SQL Database REST Databases FirewallRules API

OPEN COLLECTION

Azure SQL Database REST Databases Servers API

OPEN COLLECTION

Azure SQL Database REST API

OPEN COLLECTION

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Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Microsoft Azure Sql Database Plans Pricing

3 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Microsoft Azure Sql Database Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

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

Microsoft Azure Sql Database Finops

FINOPS

Security Posture 2

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

Microsoft Azure Sql Database Authentication

http · 1 scheme

SECURITY

Microsoft Azure Sql Database Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Agentic Access 1

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

Microsoft Azure Sql Database Agentic Access

15 operations · 7 acting

15 operations · 7 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 2

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess
AgenticAccess
 LlmsText
LlmsText

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 3

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

StatusPage
StatusPage
 Support
Support
 StackOverflow
StackOverflow

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-sql-database
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/microsoft-azure-sql-database/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
name: Azure SQL Database
description: Azure SQL Database is a fully managed relational database service built on the SQL Server engine with built-in
  intelligence, high availability, and elastic scaling.
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-sql-database.png
tags:
- Database
- SQL
- Relational Database
created: '2026-03-13'
modified: '2026-05-19'
specificationVersion: '0.23'
apis:
- aid: microsoft-azure-sql-database:microsoft-azure-sql-database-databases-api
  name: Azure SQL Database Databases API
  description: The Databases API from Azure SQL Database — 2 operation(s) for databases.
  humanURL: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/sql/
  baseURL: https://management.azure.com/
  tags:
  - Databases
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/microsoft-azure-sql-database-databases-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/sql/
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory/develop/authentication-flows-app-scenarios
- aid: microsoft-azure-sql-database:microsoft-azure-sql-database-elasticpools-api
  name: Azure SQL Database ElasticPools API
  description: The ElasticPools API from Azure SQL Database — 1 operation(s) for elasticpools.
  humanURL: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/sql/
  baseURL: https://management.azure.com/
  tags:
  - ElasticPools
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/microsoft-azure-sql-database-elasticpools-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/sql/
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory/develop/authentication-flows-app-scenarios
- aid: microsoft-azure-sql-database:microsoft-azure-sql-database-failovergroups-api
  name: Azure SQL Database FailoverGroups API
  description: The FailoverGroups API from Azure SQL Database — 1 operation(s) for failovergroups.
  humanURL: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/sql/
  baseURL: https://management.azure.com/
  tags:
  - FailoverGroups
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/microsoft-azure-sql-database-failovergroups-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/sql/
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory/develop/authentication-flows-app-scenarios
- aid: microsoft-azure-sql-database:microsoft-azure-sql-database-firewallrules-api
  name: Azure SQL Database FirewallRules API
  description: The FirewallRules API from Azure SQL Database — 2 operation(s) for firewallrules.
  humanURL: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/sql/
  baseURL: https://management.azure.com/
  tags:
  - Firewall Rules
  tags_raw:
  - FirewallRules
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/microsoft-azure-sql-database-firewallrules-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/sql/
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory/develop/authentication-flows-app-scenarios
- aid: microsoft-azure-sql-database:microsoft-azure-sql-database-servers-api
  name: Azure SQL Database Servers API
  description: The Servers API from Azure SQL Database — 3 operation(s) for servers.
  humanURL: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/sql/
  baseURL: https://management.azure.com/
  tags:
  - Servers
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/microsoft-azure-sql-database-servers-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/sql/
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory/develop/authentication-flows-app-scenarios
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/microsoft-azure-sql-database-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/microsoft-azure-sql-database-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/microsoft-azure-sql-database-authentication.yml
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/microsoft
- type: Portal
  url: https://portal.azure.com/
- type: Pricing
  url: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/azure-sql-database/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/single-database-create-quickstart
- 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/azure-sql-database/
- type: StackOverflow
  url: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/azure-sql-database
- type: LlmsText
  url: https://portal.azure.com/llms.txt
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com