API Management — Python SDK Quick Reference

Condensed from azure-mgmt-apimanagement-py. Full patterns (APIs, products, subscriptions, policies, backends, named values) in the azure-mgmt-apimanagement-py plugin skill if installed.

Install

pip install azure-mgmt-apimanagement azure-identity

Quick Start

Auth: DefaultAzureCredential is for local development. See auth-best-practices.md for production patterns.

import os
from azure.mgmt.apimanagement import ApiManagementClient
from azure.identity import DefaultAzureCredential
client = ApiManagementClient(DefaultAzureCredential(), os.environ["AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID"])

Best Practices

• Use named values for secrets and configuration
• Apply policies at appropriate scopes (global, product, API, operation)
• Use products to bundle APIs and manage access
• Enable Application Insights for monitoring
• Use backends to abstract backend services
• Version your APIs using APIM's versioning features