Azure Container Instances REST API reference

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Azure Container Instances offers the fastest and simplest way to run a container in Azure, without having to provision any virtual machines and without having to adopt a higher-level service. For more information, see the Azure Container Instances overview.

REST operation groups

The Container Instances REST API provides operations for working with the following resources.

Operation group Description
Containers Operations for working with containers in a container group. For example, execute a command in a running container, or list its logs.
Container Groups Create, read, update, and delete container groups, the top-level resource in Azure Container Instances.
Location List cached images, resource capabilities, and usage for Azure Container Instances by region.
Operations Get information about the available REST API operations in Azure Container Instances.

See also

Azure Container Registry - Store and manage container images across all types of Azure deployments.

Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) - Easily deploy and manage containerized applications in a hosted Kubernetes environment.