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. It is managed through the Microsoft.Sql Azure Resource Manager REST API at management.azure.com (servers, databases, elastic pools, failover groups, firewall rules), with first-party SDKs for Python, JavaScript, .NET, Go and Java.
Azure SQL Database publishes 5 API contracts indexed on the APIs.io network, including Databases API, ElasticPools API, FailoverGroups API, and 2 more. Tagged areas include Database, SQL, Relational Database, Microsoft Azure, and Microsoft.
The Azure SQL Database catalog on APIs.io includes 1 JSON-LD context and 1 Spectral governance ruleset.
Azure SQL Database’s developer surface includes CLI, changelog, authentication, developer portal, pricing, documentation, getting-started guide, and 41 more developer resources.
What this lets a business do 1
Business capabilities this provider's published APIs can perform, derived from its own contracts. Browse all capabilities →
Kin Score
Standards implemented 3
Standards this provider implements or carries. De facto ones are profiled and measured by the API Commons; formal ones come from the standards directory and are linked by the provider's own tags. The evidence column says how each claim was established — not that it was made.
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 — 14 operation(s) from the Microsoft.Sql 2025-01-01 Azure Resource Manager contract (databases.json).
Azure SQL Database ElasticPools API
The ElasticPools API from Azure SQL Database — 6 operation(s) from the Microsoft.Sql 2025-01-01 Azure Resource Manager contract (elasticPools.json).
Azure SQL Database FailoverGroups API
The FailoverGroups API from Azure SQL Database — 8 operation(s) from the Microsoft.Sql 2025-01-01 Azure Resource Manager contract (failoverGroups.json).
Azure SQL Database Servers API
The Servers API from Azure SQL Database — 9 operation(s) from the Microsoft.Sql 2025-01-01 Azure Resource Manager contract (servers.json).
Azure SQL Database Firewall Rules API
The Firewall Rules API from Azure SQL Database — 5 operation(s) from the Microsoft.Sql 2025-01-01 Azure Resource Manager contract (firewallRules.json).
Open Collections 6
Open, tool-agnostic API collections (OpenAPI-derived and Bruno).
Azure SQL Database REST Databases API
OPEN COLLECTIONAzure SQL Database REST Databases ElasticPools API
OPEN COLLECTIONAzure SQL Database REST Databases FailoverGroups API
OPEN COLLECTIONAzure SQL Database REST Databases FirewallRules API
OPEN COLLECTIONAzure SQL Database REST Databases Servers API
OPEN COLLECTIONAzure SQL Database REST API
OPEN COLLECTIONMCP Servers 1
Model Context Protocol servers that expose these APIs to AI agents.
Agent Skills 2
Packaged agent skills for driving this provider's APIs from an AI assistant.
geo-failover
AGENT SKILLprovision-database
AGENT SKILLAzure SQL Database API pricing
Rate limits
- Subscription reads: Subscription reads 250 25
- Subscription deletes: Subscription deletes 200 10
- Subscription writes: Subscription writes 200 10
Pricing Plans 1
Published pricing tiers and plan structures.
Rate Limits 1
Documented rate limits and quota policies.
Microsoft Azure Sql Database Rate Limits
RATE LIMITSFinOps 1
Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.
Semantic Vocabularies 1
JSON-LD contexts and semantic vocabularies used across these APIs.
Spectral Rules 1
Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.
Azure SQL Database API Rules
SPECTRALJSON Schema 21
Standalone JSON Schema definitions for this provider's data models.
CheckNameAvailabilityRequest
JSON SCHEMACheckNameAvailabilityResponse
JSON SCHEMADatabaseListResult
JSON SCHEMADatabase
JSON SCHEMADatabaseUpdate
JSON SCHEMAElasticPoolListResult
JSON SCHEMAElasticPool
JSON SCHEMAElasticPoolUpdate
JSON SCHEMAExportDatabaseDefinition
JSON SCHEMAFailoverGroupListResult
JSON SCHEMAFailoverGroup
JSON SCHEMAFailoverGroupUpdate
JSON SCHEMAFirewallRuleListResult
JSON SCHEMAFirewallRuleList
JSON SCHEMAFirewallRule
JSON SCHEMAImportExistingDatabaseDefinition
JSON SCHEMAImportExportOperationResult
JSON SCHEMAImportNewDatabaseDefinition
JSON SCHEMAServer
JSON SCHEMAServerUpdate
JSON SCHEMAScroll for all 21
Security Posture 4
Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.
Scopes 1
OAuth scopes governing access to this provider's APIs.
Agentic Access 1
Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts for AI agents.
Resources
Get Started 2
Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call
Documentation 1
Reference material describing how the API behaves
Agent Surfaces 6
MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs
Design & Contract 9
Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events
Scroll for all 9
Build 6
SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with
Access & Security 8
Authentication, authorization, and security posture
Scroll for all 8
Operate 5
Status, limits, changes, and where to get help
Commercial 5
Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use
Company 2
The organization behind the API
Other 4
Properties that don't map to a standard resource type
Source (apis.yml)
Azure SQL Database API — frequently asked questions
Does Azure SQL Database have an API?
Yes. APIs.io lists 5 APIs from Azure SQL Database, including Azure SQL Database Databases API, Azure SQL Database ElasticPools API and Azure SQL Database FailoverGroups API, and 2 more.
Is there an OpenAPI specification for the Azure SQL Database API?
Yes. APIs.io indexes 5 OpenAPI specifications for Azure SQL Database, each linked for download from this page.
How do I authenticate with the Azure SQL Database API?
Azure SQL Database uses bearer-token authentication (oauth2 · 1 scheme). The details are profiled on APIs.io as Microsoft Azure Sql Database Authentication.
Does Azure SQL Database have an MCP server?
Yes. APIs.io lists 1 MCP server for Azure SQL Database: MCP server requiring OAuth; 13 tools listed.
Is the Azure SQL Database API ready for AI agents?
Azure SQL Database has a Kin Score of 63.9 out of 100 (strong) and an Agent Readiness score of 28.2 (agent-aware), scored by API Evangelist on 2026-11-06.
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