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Expert knowledge for Azure Api Center development including best practices, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when automating API linting/registration, syncing with API gateways, customizing the portal, or managing API inventory, and other Azure Api Cent...

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Azure Api Center Skill

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), use read_file with the specified lines. For categories with file links (e.g., [security.md](security.md)), use read_file on the linked reference file

IMPORTANT for Agent: If metadata.generated_at is more than 3 months old, suggest the user pull the latest version from the repository. If mcp_microsoftdocs tools 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_fetch with query string from=learn-agent-skill. Returns Markdown.
  • Fallback: Use fetch_webpage with query string from=learn-agent-skill&accept=text/​markdown. Returns Markdown.

Category Index

CategoryLinesDescription
Best PracticesL33-L38Best practices for API governance in API Center: using managed linting for style compliance and applying shift-left checks via the VS Code extension.
SecurityL39-L44Configuring API authorization schemes for APIs in API Center and managing who can access the API Center portal via the VS Code extension
ConfigurationL45-L53Configuring and deploying Azure API Center: setup via ARM/​Bicep/​CLI, portal customization, API linting/​analysis, metadata schemas, MCP/​A2A agent setup, and inventory management.
Integrations & Coding PatternsL54-L60Patterns 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
DeploymentL61-L65Automating 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

TopicURL
Use managed linting to enforce API style compliance in Azure API Centerhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/api-center/enable-managed-api-analysis-linting
Apply shift-left API governance with VS Code extensionhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/api-center/govern-apis-vscode-extension

Security

TopicURL
Configure API authorization schemes in Azure API Centerhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/api-center/authorize-api-access
Control API Center portal access via VS Code extensionhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/api-center/enable-api-center-portal-vs-code-extension

Configuration

TopicURL
Configure metadata schema for Azure API Center governancehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/api-center/metadata
Create Azure API Center via ARM templatehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/api-center/set-up-api-center-arm-template
Provision Azure API Center using Azure CLIhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/api-center/set-up-api-center-azure-cli
Deploy Azure API Center with Bicep templateshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/api-center/set-up-api-center-bicep
Define custom metadata schema in Azure API Centerhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/api-center/tutorials/add-metadata-properties

Integrations & Coding Patterns

TopicURL
Import Azure API Management APIs into API Centerhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/api-center/import-api-management-apis
Script API Center inventory management with Azure CLIhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/api-center/manage-apis-azure-cli
Automate API registration notifications with Logic Apps and Teamshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/api-center/set-up-notification-workflow

Deployment

TopicURL
Automate API linting deployment in Azure API Centerhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/api-center/enable-api-analysis-linting
Automate API registration to API Center with GitHub Actionshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/api-center/register-apis-github-actions