# Azure/azure-rest-api-specs

The source for REST API specifications for Microsoft Azure.

Repository: https://github.com/Azure/azure-rest-api-specs
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/azure-rest-api-specs
Language: TypeSpec
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: azure, swagger, openapi, rest, cloud
Last push: 2026-08-26T22:05:31+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 67/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4068, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3094, forks 5918 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:42.445704+00:00)

## What it is
The canonical repository of REST API specifications (OpenAPI/Swagger and TypeSpec) for Microsoft Azure services. It serves as the source from which Azure SDKs and API reference documentation are generated.

## Use cases
- find the openapi spec for an azure service
- contribute an azure rest api specification
- generate azure sdks from api specs
- review azure resource provider api definitions
- understand azure arm api structure

## When to choose
- you need authoritative Azure REST API definitions
- you are building or generating Azure SDKs or tooling
- you want to contribute API changes to Azure services

## When to avoid
- you need runnable client libraries rather than specifications
- you work with non-Azure APIs

## Facets
- artifact type: dataset
- maturity: active
- function: api-documentation, sdk, developer-tools
- domain: cloud-computing, apis, documentation, developer-tools
- platform: cloud, cross-platform
- tags: azure, openapi, swagger, rest-api, typespec, api-specifications, arm

## Member repositories
- Azure/azure-rest-api-specs (main) score 67

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:42.445704+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T07:27:18.267528+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/Azure/azure-rest-api-specs (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:42.445704+00:00, sha 980bba70f7df)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.