name: Azure Policy
description: Azure Policy is a service that enables you to create, assign, and manage policies that enforce rules and effects over your Azure resources. It helps with compliance, governance, and consistency by evaluating resources against business standards and reporting on their state.
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tags:
  - Compliance
  - Governance
  - Policy
  - Resource Management
created: '2026-03-13'
modified: '2026-04-28'
specificationVersion: '0.18'
apis:
  - name: Azure Policy REST API
    description: >-
      Azure Policy REST API provides management of policy definitions, assignments,
      and compliance states for enforcing organizational standards across Azure
      resources. It supports creating custom policies, initiatives, exemptions, and
      querying compliance results.
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    humanURL: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/policy/
    baseURL: https://management.azure.com/
    tags:
      - Compliance
      - Governance
      - Policy
      - Resource Management
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/policy/
      - type: Authentication
        url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/azure/
      - type: Overview
        url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/governance/policy/overview
common:
  - type: Portal
    url: https://portal.azure.com/
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/governance/policy/
  - type: Website
    url: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/products/azure-policy
  - type: Sign Up
    url: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/free/
  - type: Login
    url: https://portal.azure.com/
  - type: Support
    url: https://support.microsoft.com/
  - type: Terms of Service
    url: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/legal/terms-of-use
  - type: Privacy Policy
    url: https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-us/privacystatement
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com