azure-mgmt-apicenter-dotnet

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Azure.ResourceManager.ApiCenter (.NET)

Centralized API inventory and governance SDK for managing APIs across your organization.

Installation

bash
dotnet add package Azure.ResourceManager.ApiCenter
dotnet add package Azure.Identity

Current Version: v1.0.0 (GA)
API Version: 2024-03-01

Environment Variables

bash
AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID=<your-subscription-id>
AZURE_RESOURCE_GROUP=<your-resource-group>
AZURE_APICENTER_SERVICE_NAME=<your-apicenter-service>

Authentication

csharp
using Azure.Identity;
using Azure.ResourceManager;
using Azure.ResourceManager.ApiCenter;

ArmClient client = new ArmClient(new DefaultAzureCredential());

Resource Hierarchy

code
Subscription
└── ResourceGroup
    └── ApiCenterService                    # API inventory service
        ├── Workspace                       # Logical grouping of APIs
        │   ├── Api                         # API definition
        │   │   └── ApiVersion              # Version of the API
        │   │       └── ApiDefinition       # OpenAPI/GraphQL/etc specification
        │   ├── Environment                 # Deployment target (dev/staging/prod)
        │   └── Deployment                  # API deployed to environment
        └── MetadataSchema                  # Custom metadata definitions

Core Workflows

1. Create API Center Service

csharp
using Azure.ResourceManager.ApiCenter;
using Azure.ResourceManager.ApiCenter.Models;

ResourceGroupResource resourceGroup = await client
.GetDefaultSubscriptionAsync()
.Result
.GetResourceGroupAsync("my-resource-group");

ApiCenterServiceCollection services = resourceGroup.GetApiCenterServices();

ApiCenterServiceData data = new ApiCenterServiceData(AzureLocation.EastUS)
{
Identity = new ManagedServiceIdentity(ManagedServiceIdentityType.SystemAssigned)
};

ArmOperation<ApiCenterServiceResource> operation = await services
.CreateOrUpdateAsync(WaitUntil.Completed, "my-api-center", data);

ApiCenterServiceResource service = operation.Value;

2. Create Workspace

csharp
ApiCenterWorkspaceCollection workspaces = service.GetApiCenterWorkspaces();

ApiCenterWorkspaceData workspaceData = new ApiCenterWorkspaceData
{
Title = "Engineering APIs",
Description = "APIs owned by the engineering team"
};

ArmOperation<ApiCenterWorkspaceResource> operation = await workspaces
.CreateOrUpdateAsync(WaitUntil.Completed, "engineering", workspaceData);

ApiCenterWorkspaceResource workspace = operation.Value;

3. Create API

csharp
ApiCenterApiCollection apis = workspace.GetApiCenterApis();

ApiCenterApiData apiData = new ApiCenterApiData
{
Title = "Orders API",
Description = "API for managing customer orders",
Kind = ApiKind.Rest,
LifecycleStage = ApiLifecycleStage.Production,
TermsOfService = new ApiTermsOfService
{
Uri = new Uri("https://example.com/terms")
},
ExternalDocumentation =
{
new ApiExternalDocumentation
{
Title = "Documentation",
Uri = new Uri("https://docs.example.com/orders")
}
},
Contacts =
{
new ApiContact
{
Name = "API Support",
Email = "[email protected]"
}
}
};

// Add custom metadata
apiData.CustomProperties = BinaryData.FromObjectAsJson(new
{
team = "orders-team",
costCenter = "CC-1234"
});

ArmOperation<ApiCenterApiResource> operation = await apis
.CreateOrUpdateAsync(WaitUntil.Completed, "orders-api", apiData);

ApiCenterApiResource api = operation.Value;

4. Create API Version

csharp
ApiCenterApiVersionCollection versions = api.GetApiCenterApiVersions();

ApiCenterApiVersionData versionData = new ApiCenterApiVersionData
{
Title = "v1.0.0",
LifecycleStage = ApiLifecycleStage.Production
};

ArmOperation<ApiCenterApiVersionResource> operation = await versions
.CreateOrUpdateAsync(WaitUntil.Completed, "v1-0-0", versionData);

ApiCenterApiVersionResource version = operation.Value;

5. Create API Definition (Upload OpenAPI Spec)

csharp
ApiCenterApiDefinitionCollection definitions = version.GetApiCenterApiDefinitions();

ApiCenterApiDefinitionData definitionData = new ApiCenterApiDefinitionData
{
Title = "OpenAPI Specification",
Description = "Orders API OpenAPI 3.0 definition"
};

ArmOperation<ApiCenterApiDefinitionResource> operation = await definitions
.CreateOrUpdateAsync(WaitUntil.Completed, "openapi", definitionData);

ApiCenterApiDefinitionResource definition = operation.Value;

// Import specification
string openApiSpec = await File.ReadAllTextAsync("orders-api.yaml");

ApiSpecImportContent importContent = new ApiSpecImportContent
{
Format = ApiSpecImportSourceFormat.Inline,
Value = openApiSpec,
Specification = new ApiSpecImportSpecification
{
Name = "openapi",
Version = "3.0.1"
}
};

await definition.ImportSpecificationAsync(WaitUntil.Completed, importContent);

6. Export API Specification

csharp
ApiCenterApiDefinitionResource definition = await client
    .GetApiCenterApiDefinitionResource(definitionResourceId)
    .GetAsync();

ArmOperation<ApiSpecExportResult> operation = await definition
.ExportSpecificationAsync(WaitUntil.Completed);

ApiSpecExportResult result = operation.Value;

// result.Format - e.g., "inline"
// result.Value - the specification content

7. Create Environment

csharp
ApiCenterEnvironmentCollection environments = workspace.GetApiCenterEnvironments();

ApiCenterEnvironmentData envData = new ApiCenterEnvironmentData
{
Title = "Production",
Description = "Production environment",
Kind = ApiCenterEnvironmentKind.Production,
Server = new ApiCenterEnvironmentServer
{
ManagementPortalUris = { new Uri("https://portal.azure.com") }
},
Onboarding = new EnvironmentOnboardingModel
{
Instructions = "Contact platform team for access",
DeveloperPortalUris = { new Uri("https://developer.example.com") }
}
};

ArmOperation<ApiCenterEnvironmentResource> operation = await environments
.CreateOrUpdateAsync(WaitUntil.Completed, "production", envData);

8. Create Deployment

csharp
ApiCenterDeploymentCollection deployments = workspace.GetApiCenterDeployments();

// Get environment resource ID
ResourceIdentifier envResourceId = ApiCenterEnvironmentResource.CreateResourceIdentifier(
subscriptionId, resourceGroupName, serviceName, workspaceName, "production");

// Get API definition resource ID
ResourceIdentifier definitionResourceId = ApiCenterApiDefinitionResource.CreateResourceIdentifier(
subscriptionId, resourceGroupName, serviceName, workspaceName,
"orders-api", "v1-0-0", "openapi");

ApiCenterDeploymentData deploymentData = new ApiCenterDeploymentData
{
Title = "Orders API - Production",
Description = "Production deployment of Orders API v1.0.0",
EnvironmentId = envResourceId,
DefinitionId = definitionResourceId,
State = ApiCenterDeploymentState.Active,
Server = new ApiCenterDeploymentServer
{
RuntimeUris = { new Uri("https://api.example.com/orders") }
}
};

ArmOperation<ApiCenterDeploymentResource> operation = await deployments
.CreateOrUpdateAsync(WaitUntil.Completed, "orders-api-prod", deploymentData);

9. Create Metadata Schema

csharp
ApiCenterMetadataSchemaCollection schemas = service.GetApiCenterMetadataSchemas();

string jsonSchema = """
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"team": {
"type": "string",
"title": "Owning Team"
},
"costCenter": {
"type": "string",
"title": "Cost Center"
},
"dataClassification": {
"type": "string",
"enum": ["public", "internal", "confidential"],
"title": "Data Classification"
}
},
"required": ["team"]
}
""";

ApiCenterMetadataSchemaData schemaData = new ApiCenterMetadataSchemaData
{
Schema = jsonSchema,
AssignedTo =
{
new MetadataAssignment
{
Entity = MetadataAssignmentEntity.Api,
Required = true
}
}
};

ArmOperation<ApiCenterMetadataSchemaResource> operation = await schemas
.CreateOrUpdateAsync(WaitUntil.Completed, "api-metadata", schemaData);

10. List and Search APIs

csharp
// List all APIs in a workspace
ApiCenterWorkspaceResource workspace = await client
    .GetApiCenterWorkspaceResource(workspaceResourceId)
    .GetAsync();

await foreach (ApiCenterApiResource api in workspace.GetApiCenterApis())
{
Console.WriteLine($"API: {api.Data.Title}");
Console.WriteLine($" Kind: {api.Data.Kind}");
Console.WriteLine($" Stage: {api.Data.LifecycleStage}");

// List versions
await foreach (ApiCenterApiVersionResource version in api.GetApiCenterApiVersions())
{
Console.WriteLine($" Version: {version.Data.Title}");
}
}

// List environments
await foreach (ApiCenterEnvironmentResource env in workspace.GetApiCenterEnvironments())
{
Console.WriteLine($"Environment: {env.Data.Title} ({env.Data.Kind})");
}

// List deployments
await foreach (ApiCenterDeploymentResource deployment in workspace.GetApiCenterDeployments())
{
Console.WriteLine($"Deployment: {deployment.Data.Title}");
Console.WriteLine($" State: {deployment.Data.State}");
}

Key Types Reference

| Type | Purpose |
|------|---------|
| ApiCenterServiceResource | API Center service instance |
| ApiCenterWorkspaceResource | Logical grouping of APIs |
| ApiCenterApiResource | Individual API |
| ApiCenterApiVersionResource | Version of an API |
| ApiCenterApiDefinitionResource | API specification (OpenAPI, etc.) |
| ApiCenterEnvironmentResource | Deployment environment |
| ApiCenterDeploymentResource | API deployment to environment |
| ApiCenterMetadataSchemaResource | Custom metadata schema |
| ApiKind | rest, graphql, grpc, soap, webhook, websocket, mcp |
| ApiLifecycleStage | design, development, testing, preview, production, deprecated, retired |
| ApiCenterEnvironmentKind | development, testing, staging, production |
| ApiCenterDeploymentState | active, inactive |

Best Practices

1. Organize with workspaces — Group APIs by team, domain, or product
2. Use metadata schemas — Define custom properties for governance
3. Track lifecycle stages — Keep API status current (design → production → deprecated)
4. Document environments — Include onboarding instructions and portal URIs
5. Version consistently — Use semantic versioning for API versions
6. Import specifications — Upload OpenAPI/GraphQL specs for discovery
7. Link deployments — Connect APIs to their runtime environments
8. Use managed identity — Enable SystemAssigned identity for secure integrations

Error Handling

csharp
using Azure;

try
{
ArmOperation<ApiCenterApiResource> operation = await apis
.CreateOrUpdateAsync(WaitUntil.Completed, "my-api", apiData);
}
catch (RequestFailedException ex) when (ex.Status == 409)
{
Console.WriteLine("API already exists with conflicting configuration");
}
catch (RequestFailedException ex) when (ex.Status == 400)
{
Console.WriteLine($"Invalid request: {ex.Message}");
}
catch (RequestFailedException ex)
{
Console.WriteLine($"Azure error: {ex.Status} - {ex.Message}");
}

Related SDKs

| SDK | Purpose | Install |
|-----|---------|---------|
| Azure.ResourceManager.ApiCenter | API Center management (this SDK) | dotnet add package Azure.ResourceManager.ApiCenter |
| Azure.ResourceManager.ApiManagement | API gateway and policies | dotnet add package Azure.ResourceManager.ApiManagement |

Reference Links

| Resource | URL |
|----------|-----|
| NuGet Package | https://www.nuget.org/packages/Azure.ResourceManager.ApiCenter |
| API Reference | https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/azure.resourcemanager.apicenter |
| Product Documentation | https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/api-center/ |
| GitHub Source | https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-net/tree/main/sdk/apicenter/Azure.ResourceManager.ApiCenter |

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