generated: '2026-06-20'
method: searched
source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/azure/
versioning:
  scheme: query-parameter
  parameter: api-version
  format: date-based (e.g. 2024-03-01) with -preview suffix for preview APIs
  note: >-
    Azure Resource Manager and most data-plane APIs require an explicit
    api-version query parameter on every request; versions are immutable dated
    strings. Stable vs. -preview tracks are documented per resource provider.
  docs: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/management/azure-services-resource-providers
deprecation:
  policy_url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/
  retirement_notices: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates?category=retirements
  breaking_change_policy: https://azure.github.io/azure-sdk/policies_breakingchanges.html
  note: >-
    Azure publishes retirement notices with advance notice through Azure Updates
    and the Microsoft Lifecycle Policy; preview APIs may change without notice.
sla:
  url: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/licensing/product-licensing/products
  sla_hub: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/support/legal/sla/
  note: SLAs are per-service (e.g. VMs, Storage, Cosmos DB each publish their own uptime target).
status_page: https://azure.status.microsoft/en-us/status
status_history: https://azure.status.microsoft/en-us/status/history/