This skill provides expert guidance for Azure Api Center. Covers best practices, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. It combines local quick-reference content with remote documentation fetching capabilities.
How to Use This Skill
IMPORTANT for Agent: Use the Category Index below to locate relevant sections. For categories with line ranges (e.g.,
L35-L120), useread_filewith the specified lines. For categories with file links (e.g.,[security.md](security.md)), useread_fileon the linked reference file
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metadata.generated_atis more than 3 months old, suggest the user pull the latest version from the repository. Ifmcp_microsoftdocstools are not available, suggest the user install it: Installation Guide
This skill requires network access to fetch documentation content:
- Preferred: Use
mcp_microsoftdocs:microsoft_docs_fetchwith query stringfrom=learn-agent-skill. Returns Markdown. - Fallback: Use
fetch_webpagewith query stringfrom=learn-agent-skill&accept=text/markdown. Returns Markdown.
Category Index
| Category | Lines | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Best Practices | L33-L38 | Best practices for API governance in API Center: using managed linting for style compliance and applying shift-left checks via the VS Code extension. |
| Security | L39-L44 | Configuring API auth schemes (keys, OAuth, etc.) in API Center and managing portal access/permissions via the VS Code extension |
| Configuration | L45-L55 | Configuring and deploying Azure API Center: backup/restore, plugin marketplace endpoints, ARM/Bicep/CLI provisioning, and defining/customizing governance metadata schemas. |
| Integrations & Coding Patterns | L56-L62 | Patterns and scripts for syncing APIs between API Center and platforms like API Management, Amazon API Gateway, and Copilot Studio, plus automation via Azure CLI and Logic Apps/Teams |
| Deployment | L63-L67 | Automating API linting and registration to Azure API Center (e.g., via GitHub Actions) and instructions for self-hosting the Azure API Center portal. |
Best Practices
| Topic | URL |
|---|---|
| Use managed linting to enforce API style compliance in Azure API Center | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/api-center/enable-managed-api-analysis-linting |
| Apply shift-left API governance with VS Code extension | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/api-center/govern-apis-vscode-extension |
Security
| Topic | URL |
|---|---|
| Configure API authorization schemes in Azure API Center | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/api-center/authorize-api-access |
| Control API Center portal access via VS Code extension | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/api-center/enable-api-center-portal-vs-code-extension |
Configuration
| Topic | URL |
|---|---|
| Configure backup and restore for Azure API Center | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/api-center/backup-restore |
| Configure Azure API Center plugin marketplace endpoint | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/api-center/enable-api-center-plugin-marketplace |
| Configure metadata schema for Azure API Center governance | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/api-center/metadata |
| Create Azure API Center via ARM template | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/api-center/set-up-api-center-arm-template |
| Provision Azure API Center using Azure CLI | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/api-center/set-up-api-center-azure-cli |
| Deploy Azure API Center with Bicep templates | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/api-center/set-up-api-center-bicep |
| Define custom metadata schema in Azure API Center | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/api-center/tutorials/add-metadata-properties |
Integrations & Coding Patterns
| Topic | URL |
|---|---|
| Import Azure API Management APIs into API Center | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/api-center/import-api-management-apis |
| Script API Center inventory management with Azure CLI | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/api-center/manage-apis-azure-cli |
| Automate API registration notifications with Logic Apps and Teams | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/api-center/set-up-notification-workflow |
Deployment
| Topic | URL |
|---|---|
| Automate API linting deployment in Azure API Center | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/api-center/enable-api-analysis-linting |
| Automate API registration to API Center with GitHub Actions | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/api-center/register-apis-github-actions |