Microsoft Cognitive Services

aid: microsoft-cognitive-services
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/microsoft-cognitive-services/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
name: Microsoft Cognitive Services
description: Microsoft Cognitive Services (Azure AI Services) provides AI APIs for vision, speech, language, and OpenAI model
  access.
deliveryModel:
  model: saas
  open_source: false
  commercial: true
  callable_host: false
  label: Hosted service · you call their endpoint
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - openapi
  - pricing
  generated: '2026-08-28'
  method: derived
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: true
  public: false
  gated: none
  gated_source:
  - onboarding
  label: Freemium · Self-serve signup
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  - security
  generated: '2026-11-06'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/microsoft-cognitive-services.png
tags:
- Azure AI
- Computer Vision
- Speech
- Natural Language Processing
- OpenAI
- Machine Learning
tags_raw:
- Azure AI
- Computer Vision
- Speech
- NLP
- OpenAI
- Machine Learning
- Computer-Vision
- Machine-Learning
created: '2026-03-13'
modified: '2026-04-28'
specificationVersion: '0.23'
apis:
- aid: microsoft-cognitive-services:vision
  name: Azure AI Vision API
  description: Image analysis, OCR, spatial analysis, and face detection capabilities.
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/computer-vision/
  baseURL: https://westus.api.cognitive.microsoft.com/
  tags:
  - Computer Vision
  - Image Analysis
  - OCR
  - Azure AI
  tags_raw:
  - Computer Vision
  - Image Analysis
  - OCR
  - Azure AI
  - Computer-Vision
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/computer-vision/
- aid: microsoft-cognitive-services:speech
  name: Azure AI Speech API
  description: Speech-to-text, text-to-speech, speech translation, and speaker recognition.
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/speech-service/
  baseURL: https://westus.stt.speech.microsoft.com/
  tags:
  - Speech
  - Text-to-Speech
  - Speech-to-Text
  - Azure AI
  tags_raw:
  - Speech
  - Text to Speech
  - Speech to Text
  - Azure AI
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/speech-service/
- aid: microsoft-cognitive-services:language
  name: Azure AI Language API
  description: Natural language processing including sentiment analysis, entity recognition, and summarization.
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/language-service/
  baseURL: https://api.cognitive.microsoft.com/
  tags:
  - Natural Language Processing
  - Text Analytics
  - Language Understanding
  - Azure AI
  tags_raw:
  - NLP
  - Text Analytics
  - Language Understanding
  - Azure AI
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/language-service/
- aid: microsoft-cognitive-services:openai
  name: Azure OpenAI Service API
  description: REST API access to OpenAI models including GPT-4, DALL-E, and Whisper with enterprise security.
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/openai/
  baseURL: https://api.cognitive.microsoft.com/
  tags:
  - OpenAI
  - GPT
  - LLM
  - Azure AI
  tags_raw:
  - OpenAI
  - GPT
  - Large Language Models
  - Azure AI
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/openai/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/openai/reference
- aid: microsoft-cognitive-services:microsoft-cognitive-services-image-analysis-api
  name: Microsoft Cognitive Services Image Analysis API
  description: Analyze images for visual features
  humanURL: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/computer-vision/
  baseURL: https://westus.api.cognitive.microsoft.com/
  tags:
  - Image Analysis
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/microsoft-cognitive-services-image-analysis-api-openapi.yml
common:
- type: Plans
  url: plans/microsoft-cognitive-services-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/microsoft-cognitive-services-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/microsoft-cognitive-services-finops.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://www.microsoft.com/
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/microsoft-cognitive-services-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/microsoft-cognitive-services-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/microsoft-cognitive-services-authentication.yml
- type: OAuthScopes
  url: scopes/microsoft-cognitive-services-scopes.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/cognitive-services/
- type: SDKs
  url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/
- 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/
- url: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/feed/
  type: Blog
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
x-parent: microsoft
x-relationship: product