aid: azure-openai
name: Azure OpenAI Service
description: Azure OpenAI Service (part of Microsoft Foundry Models) provides REST
  API access to OpenAI models including GPT, o-series reasoning models, DALL-E, Whisper,
  and embedding models, hosted within Microsoft Azure with enterprise security, regional
  availability, private networking, content filtering, and Microsoft Entra ID integration.
  The data-plane REST API exposes endpoints for chat completions, completions, embeddings,
  image generation, audio transcription/translation, fine-tuning, and the Responses
  API, while the control-plane API manages Azure OpenAI resources and deployments.
type: Index
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
tags:
- AI
- LLM
- Generative AI
- Azure
- OpenAI
- Foundation Models
- Chat Completions
- Embeddings
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/azure-openai/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-05-11'
modified: '2026-05-29'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: azure-openai:inference-api
  name: Azure OpenAI Inference REST API
  description: Data-plane REST API for running inference against deployed Azure OpenAI
    models, including chat completions, completions, embeddings, image generation,
    and audio transcription/translation. Authenticate with API key (api-key header)
    or Microsoft Entra ID bearer token.
  humanURL: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/openai/reference
  baseURL: https://{your-resource-name}.openai.azure.com/openai
  tags:
  - Inference
  - Chat Completions
  - Embeddings
  - Image Generation
  - Audio
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/openai/reference
  - type: API Reference (Latest)
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/openai/latest
  - type: API Reference (Preview)
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/openai/reference-preview-latest
  - type: OpenAPI Source
    url: https://github.com/Azure/azure-rest-api-specs/tree/main/specification/cognitiveservices/data-plane/AzureOpenAI
  - type: AsyncAPI
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/azure-openai/refs/heads/main/asyncapi/azure-openai-asyncapi.yml
  - url: graphql/azure-openai-graphql.md
    type: GraphQL
- aid: azure-openai:responses-api
  name: Azure OpenAI Responses API
  description: Stateful, agent-friendly API for building multi-turn AI experiences
    with tool use, file inputs, and conversation state managed on the service side.
  humanURL: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/openai/how-to/responses
  baseURL: https://{your-resource-name}.openai.azure.com/openai/responses
  tags:
  - Responses
  - Agents
  - Tool Use
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/openai/how-to/responses
- aid: azure-openai:control-plane
  name: Azure OpenAI Control Plane API
  description: Azure Resource Manager (ARM) REST API for creating and managing Azure
    OpenAI accounts, model deployments, network rules, and other resource configuration.
  humanURL: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/cognitiveservices/
  baseURL: https://management.azure.com
  tags:
  - ARM
  - Control Plane
  - Deployments
  - Resource Management
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/cognitiveservices/
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/azure-openai-agentic-access.yml
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/azure-openai-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/azure-openai-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/azure-openai-authentication.yml
- type: OAuthScopes
  url: scopes/azure-openai-scopes.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/products/ai-services/openai-service
- 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
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/openai/quickstart
- type: Pricing
  url: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/cognitive-services/openai-service/
- type: Signup
  url: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/free/
- type: GitHub Samples
  url: https://github.com/Azure-Samples/Azure-OpenAI-Docs-Samples
- type: OpenAPI Source
  url: https://github.com/Azure/azure-rest-api-specs/tree/main/specification/cognitiveservices/data-plane/AzureOpenAI
- type: LlmsText
  url: https://azure.microsoft.com/llms.txt
- url: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/s/gxcuf89792/rss/board?board.id=azure-ai-foundry-blog
  type: Blog
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com