How to get All azure vm instances API or python package for using in my python code?

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How to get All azure vm instances API or python package for using in my python code?

Kamlesh Bannagare 1

I need an API or python package of all azure vm instances , so that I can use it in my python project programmatically.
So, I require configuration of all azure vm instance, those are available in azure .

Like there are many azure instances available like D2pls v5, D4pls v5, E96-24as v5, etc. means from A to Z type of instances.

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Answer 1

Ravi Kanth Koppala 3,391 Microsoft Employee Moderator

@Kamlesh Bannagare ,
You can use the Azure Python SDK to get a list of all Azure virtual machine instances using an API or a Python package. The Azure Python SDK provides a set of libraries and tools that allow you to use the Azure resources from within your Python code.

Here is an example of how you can use the Azure Python SDK to list all virtual machine instances in your Azure subscription:

First, install the Azure Python SDK using pip: pip install azure-sdk
Next, import the necessary modules and authenticate with Azure: import os
from azure.common.credentials import ServicePrincipalCredentials
from azure.mgmt.compute import ComputeManagementClient
Replace with your Azure subscription ID
subscription_id = 'your-subscription-id'
Create a Service Principal and configure credentials
client_id = 'your-client-id'
client_secret = 'your-client-secret'
tenant_id = 'your-tenant-id' credentials = ServicePrincipalCredentials(
client_id=client_id,
secret=client_secret,
tenant=tenant_id
)
Create a Compute Management client
compute_client = ComputeManagementClient(credentials, subscription_id)
Finally, use the virtual_machines.list_all() method of the ComputeManagementClient to get a list of all virtual machine instances in your Azure subscription: vm_list = compute_client.virtual_machines.list_all() for vm in vm_list:
print(vm.name)

This will print the names of all virtual machine instances in your Azure subscription. You can also access other properties of the virtual machines, such as their resource group, location, and size, using the vm.resource_group and vm.hardware_profile attributes.

For more information on using the Azure Python SDK to manage Azure resources, you can refer to the Azure SDK for Python documentation: https://azure-sdk-for-python.readthedocs.io/.

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Kamlesh Bannagare 1 Reputation point

2022-12-19T05:50:54.307+00:00

Hi @Ravi Kanth Koppala Thank you for response.

Will I get all vm instances using this solution that you have provided above? Means apart from vm instances in subscription.

Actually, I require all instance types and its configuration, those are provided by the Azure.
Ravi Kanth Koppala 3,391 Reputation points Microsoft Employee Moderator

2022-12-19T16:52:56.097+00:00
@Kamlesh Bannagare ,
To get the list of VM instance types and their configurations in an Azure subscription through PowerShell, you can use the Get-AzVMSize cmdlet. This cmdlet retrieves the available sizes for virtual machines in an Azure subscription.

Here is an example of how you can use this cmdlet:

# First, connect to your Azure subscription Connect-AzAccount # Then, retrieve the list of VM sizes $vmSizes = Get-AzVmSize # You can filter the list by region, if desired $vmSizes = Get-AzVmSize -Location "West US" # You can also filter the list by VM series, if desired $vmSizes = Get-AzVmSize -Location "West US" -Series "Standard_D" # Finally, you can display the list of VM sizes and their configurations $vmSizes | Select-Object Name, NumberOfCores, MemoryInMB, MaxDataDiskCount

This will display the name, the number of cores, the amount of memory (in MB), and the maximum number of data disks for each VM size in the specified region and series.

You can also use the -Detailed flag with the Get-AzVmSize cmdlet to retrieve additional information about each VM size, such as the maximum number of data disks and the maximum number of NICs (network interfaces).

$vmSizes = Get-AzVmSize -Location "West US" -Series "Standard_D" -Detailed $vmSizes | Select-Object Name, NumberOfCores, MemoryInMB, MaxDataDiskCount, MaxNICCount

I hope this helps! Let me know if you have any questions.
Kamlesh Bannagare 1 Reputation point

2022-12-19T17:14:56.827+00:00

Sir @Ravi Kanth Koppala this will provide me instances those are created by me in my subscription, right?

But I want information of all other vm instances out of subscription as well.

As we know that Azure have numbers of vm instances types, and I have to retrieve information of all these vm instance using python programming.

is there any such python package or API that will give me all info of all vm instances?

In your first answer, It was providing me information of those instances that I have created in my subscription. But I want all means A to Z instance types and its configuration.

Hope you are getting my point, And I am appreciating your answers.
Thank You, @Ravi Kanth Koppala
Kamlesh Bannagare 1 Reputation point

2022-12-20T04:59:04.3+00:00

Sir @Ravi Kanth Koppala this will provide me instances those are created by me in my subscription, right?

But I want information of all other vm instances out of subscription as well.

As we know that Azure have numbers of vm instances types, and I have to retrieve information of all these vm instance using python programming.

is there any such python package or API that will give me all info of all vm instances?

In your first answer, It was providing me information of those instances that I have created in my subscription. But I want all means A to Z instance types and its configuration.

Hope you are getting my point, And I am appreciating your answers.
Thank You, @Ravi Kanth Koppala

Answer 2

Hi @Kamlesh Bannagare ,

There is an Azure REST API to list all of the virtual machines in the specified subscription. For details see, https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/compute/virtual-machines/list-all?tabs=HTTP In order to list all the VMs and its details in the subscription, you would need Virtual Machine Contributor access under the subscription. Please ensure you have that role assigned to the user account you are using. To check the roles that are assigned to your account, follow below steps:

Sign in to the Azure portal or Azure AD admin center.
Select Azure Active Directory > Users > user name > Assigned roles.

Example:

I hope this helps! Let me know if you have any questions.

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Replace with your Azure subscription ID

Create a Service Principal and configure credentials

Create a Compute Management client

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