Azure API Center Management SDK for Python

Manage API inventory, metadata, and governance in Azure API Center.

Installation

pip install azure-mgmt-apicenter
pip install azure-identity

Environment Variables

AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID=your-subscription-id

Authentication

from azure.identity import DefaultAzureCredential
from azure.mgmt.apicenter import ApiCenterMgmtClient
import os

client = ApiCenterMgmtClient(
    credential=DefaultAzureCredential(),
    subscription_id=os.environ["AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID"]
)

Create API Center

from azure.mgmt.apicenter.models import Service

api_center = client.services.create_or_update(
    resource_group_name="my-resource-group",
    service_name="my-api-center",
    resource=Service(
        location="eastus",
        tags={"environment": "production"}
    )
)

print(f"Created API Center: {api_center.name}")

List API Centers

api_centers = client.services.list_by_subscription()

for api_center in api_centers:
    print(f"{api_center.name} - {api_center.location}")

Register an API

from azure.mgmt.apicenter.models import Api, ApiKind, LifecycleStage

api = client.apis.create_or_update(
    resource_group_name="my-resource-group",
    service_name="my-api-center",
    workspace_name="default",
    api_name="my-api",
    resource=Api(
        title="My API",
        description="A sample API for demonstration",
        kind=ApiKind.REST,
        lifecycle_stage=LifecycleStage.PRODUCTION,
        terms_of_service={"url": "https://example.com/terms"},
        contacts=[{"name": "API Team", "email": "[email protected]"}]
    )
)

print(f"Registered API: {api.title}")

Create API Version

from azure.mgmt.apicenter.models import ApiVersion, LifecycleStage

version = client.api_versions.create_or_update(
    resource_group_name="my-resource-group",
    service_name="my-api-center",
    workspace_name="default",
    api_name="my-api",
    version_name="v1",
    resource=ApiVersion(
        title="Version 1.0",
        lifecycle_stage=LifecycleStage.PRODUCTION
    )
)

print(f"Created version: {version.title}")