Microsoft Bicep
Microsoft Bicep is a domain-specific language (DSL) that uses declarative syntax to deploy Azure resources. It provides a transparent abstraction over ARM templates and offers a more concise syntax, improved type safety, and better support for modularity and code reuse.
Microsoft Bicep publishes 5 API contracts indexed on the APIs.io network, including Deployments API, Template Spec Versions API, Template Specs API, and 2 more. Tagged areas include ArmTemplates, Microsoft Azure, Cloud, Deployment, and DevOps.
The Microsoft Bicep catalog on APIs.io includes 1 JSON-LD context and 2 Spectral governance rulesets.
Microsoft Bicep’s developer surface includes CLI, support, getting-started guide, authentication, engineering blog, documentation, API reference, and 40 more developer resources.
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.
Bicep CLI
Command-line interface for compiling and deploying Bicep files.
Bicep Language Server
Language server implementation for Bicep providing IntelliSense and validation.
Microsoft Bicep Deployments API
Create, validate, and manage ARM/Bicep template deployments
Microsoft Bicep Template Spec Versions API
Manage versions of Template Spec resources
Microsoft Bicep Template Specs API
Manage Template Spec resources for reusable Bicep templates
Open Collections 5
Open, tool-agnostic API collections (OpenAPI-derived and Bruno).
Microsoft Bicep Deployments API
OPEN COLLECTIONMicrosoft Bicep Deployments API
OPEN COLLECTIONMicrosoft Bicep Deployments Template Spec Versions API
OPEN COLLECTIONMicrosoft Bicep Deployments Template Specs API
OPEN COLLECTIONMicrosoft Bicep Template Specs API
OPEN COLLECTIONMCP Servers 1
Model Context Protocol servers that expose these APIs to AI agents.
Microsoft Bicep API pricing
Not yet checked against Microsoft Bicep's own pricing page. Compiled by API Evangelist on 2026-05-05 from learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/bi...; confirm before you rely on a figure. A free plan or tier is listed.
| Plan | Price |
|---|---|
| Bicep CLI / Language (Free + Open Source) freemium | Free |
| Underlying Azure Resources (Pass-Through) usage-based | — |
| Microsoft Customer Support (Optional) enterprise | — |
Plan details, limits and sources →
Rate limits
- Bicep CLI local operations: unlimited invocations per second
- ARM subscription writes (deployment plane): 10 requests per second
- ARM subscription reads (validation / what-if): 25 requests per second
Compiled by API Evangelist, not yet checked against Microsoft Bicep's documentation. All 6 limits →
Billed by: N/A · FinOps profile →
Pricing Plans 1
Published pricing tiers and plan structures.
Rate Limits 1
Documented rate limits and quota policies.
Microsoft Bicep Rate Limits
RATE LIMITSService Levels 1
Uptime the provider promises or reports, as SLA4OAI. Read from its own pages; APIs.io runs no monitors.
FinOps 1
Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.
Microsoft Bicep Finops
FINOPSSemantic Vocabularies 1
JSON-LD contexts and semantic vocabularies used across these APIs.
Microsoft Bicep Context
JSON-LDSpectral Rules 2
Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.
Microsoft Bicep — jsonschema rules
SPECTRALMicrosoft Bicep API Rules
SPECTRALJSON Schema 11
Standalone JSON Schema definitions for this provider's data models.
DeploymentExtended
JSON SCHEMAMicrosoft Bicep Deployment
JSON SCHEMADeploymentValidateResult
JSON SCHEMADeploymentWhatIf
JSON SCHEMAScopedDeployment
JSON SCHEMATemplateSpecListResult
JSON SCHEMAMicrosoft Bicep Template Spec
JSON SCHEMATemplateSpecUpdateModel
JSON SCHEMATemplateSpecVersionListResult
JSON SCHEMATemplateSpecVersionModel
JSON SCHEMAWhatIfOperationResult
JSON SCHEMAScroll for all 11
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 5
Reference material describing how the API behaves
Agent Surfaces 4
MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs
Design & Contract 7
Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events
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Build 7
SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with
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Access & Security 8
Authentication, authorization, and security posture
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Learn 1
Tutorials, courses, talks, and written guidance
Operate 3
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 3
Properties that don't map to a standard resource type
Source (apis.yml)
Microsoft Bicep API — frequently asked questions
Does Microsoft Bicep have an API?
Yes. APIs.io lists 5 APIs from Microsoft Bicep, including Bicep CLI, Bicep Language Server and Microsoft Bicep Deployments API, and 2 more.
Is there an OpenAPI specification for the Microsoft Bicep API?
Yes. APIs.io indexes 3 OpenAPI specifications for Microsoft Bicep, each linked for download from this page.
How do I authenticate with the Microsoft Bicep API?
Microsoft Bicep uses bearer-token authentication (oauth2 · 1 scheme). The details are profiled on APIs.io as Microsoft Bicep Authentication.
How much does the Microsoft Bicep API cost?
APIs.io lists 3 pricing plans for Microsoft Bicep, with each plan's price, limits and inclusions under Pricing on this page.
Does Microsoft Bicep have an MCP server?
Yes. APIs.io lists 1 MCP server for Microsoft Bicep: MCP server; 10 tools listed.
Is the Microsoft Bicep API ready for AI agents?
Microsoft Bicep has a Kin Score of 59.4 out of 100 (strong) and an Agent Readiness score of 30.3 (agent-ready), scored by API Evangelist on 2026-11-06.
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