Can I manage self-hosted gateways?

Yes, the skill includes operation groups specifically for managing Azure API Management gateways and their associated configurations.

Does this skill support API policy configuration?

Yes, it provides operations to create or update XML policies at the API, Product, or Global level to handle rate limiting, caching, and header transformations.

What authentication methods does the SDK use?

It utilizes the azure-identity package and DefaultAzureCredential, supporting Environment Variables, Managed Identities, and Azure CLI authentication.

Can I import APIs from local OpenAPI files?

Yes, the skill can read local OpenAPI JSON or YAML files and use the ApiManagementClient to import them into your Azure APIM instance.

How are secrets managed with this skill?

The skill supports 'Named Values', which allow you to securely store and manage secrets and configuration strings within Azure API Management.

Azure API Management (Python)

Name: Azure API Management (Python)
Author: microsoft

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Manages Azure API Management (APIM) services, APIs, products, and policies using the official Python SDK.

This skill enables Claude to programmatically interact with Azure API Management (APIM) via the Python SDK. It provides a comprehensive framework for managing the entire API lifecycle, from provisioning APIM instances and importing OpenAPI specifications to configuring complex XML policies and managing developer subscriptions. It is particularly useful for automating infrastructure-as-code workflows, synchronizing API definitions across environments, and securing backend services through centralized gateway management.

Key Features

01Configuration of products, subscriptions, and user access controls

02Programmatic application of XML-based API policies and named values

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04Full lifecycle management for APIM service instances and resources

05API import capabilities from OpenAPI (Swagger) definitions and URLs

06Management of backend service abstractions and self-hosted gateways

Use Cases

01Automating API gateway deployment and configuration within CI/CD pipelines

02Bulk importing and updating API definitions across multiple Azure environments

03Implementing dynamic access control by managing products and subscriptions programmatically

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add microsoft/skills azure-mgmt-apimanagement-py

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