Azure Python SDK doesn't return a region available on the website

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Azure Python SDK doesn't return a region available on the website

Oza, Krishna 20

I am using Azure SDK to get the list of all supported regions however the SDK does not return the swedensouth region.

The API call that I am using is self.subscription_client.subscriptions.list_locations(subscription_id=self.subscription_id)

Ranashekar Guda 2,905 Reputation points Moderator

2025-05-17T01:26:35.9433333+00:00

Hello @Oza, Krishna,
The Sweden Central and Sweden South, where Sweden Central was confirmed as supported, but Sweden South was still under review.

You might want to check the official Azure regions list to see if Sweden South is officially available. If it's listed but not appearing in your API call, it could be a temporary issue or a limitation in the SDK.
To confirm if the "swedensouth" region is available and to get the correct region name, you can run the following Azure CLI command:

"'az account list-locations -o table"'

This command will provide you with a list of all available regions along with their names. You can then compare the output with the region names returned by the Azure Python SDK to ensure you are using the correct region name in your API calls.

Kindly refer below link:

Azure regions list

Hope this helps. Do let us know if you any further queries.
Ranashekar Guda 2,905 Reputation points Moderator

2025-05-19T17:34:36.6633333+00:00

Hello @Oza, Krishna,
Just checking in to see if above information was helpful. If you have any further updates on this issue, please feel free to post back.
Oza, Krishna 20 Reputation points

2025-05-20T05:53:02.3566667+00:00

I have checked the api response again and the Azure SDK/API still doesnt return the swedensouth region despite being publicly available. Below is the latest API response and we dont get the swedensouth region.

(Pdb) self.region_list

['australiacentral', 'australiacentral2', 'australiaeast', 'australiasoutheast', 'brazilsouth', 'brazilsoutheast', 'brazilus', 'canadacentral', 'canadaeast', 'centralindia', 'centralus', 'chilecentral', 'eastasia', 'eastus', 'eastus2', 'francecentral', 'francesouth', 'germanynorth', 'germanywestcentral', 'indonesiacentral', 'israelcentral', 'italynorth', 'japaneast', 'japanwest', 'jioindiacentral', 'jioindiawest', 'koreacentral', 'koreasouth', 'malaysiawest', 'mexicocentral', 'newzealandnorth', 'northcentralus', 'northeurope', 'norwayeast', 'norwaywest', 'polandcentral', 'qatarcentral', 'southafricanorth', 'southafricawest', 'southcentralus', 'southeastasia', 'southindia', 'spaincentral', 'swedencentral', 'switzerlandnorth', 'switzerlandwest', 'uaecentral', 'uaenorth', 'uksouth', 'ukwest', 'westcentralus', 'westeurope', 'westindia', 'westus', 'westus2', 'westus3']

(Pdb)
Oza, Krishna 20 Reputation points

2025-05-20T07:36:19.18+00:00

Also as we can see brazilus is returned by the Azure SDK API but it doesnt appear on the Azure website under list of regions.
Ranashekar Guda 2,905 Reputation points Moderator

2025-05-21T12:24:19.14+00:00

Hello @Oza, Krishna,
Could you please share the documentation that your referring ?

In the meantime, we suggest exploring alternative approaches, such as using the Azure CLI command I mentioned above or The Subscriptions - List Locations REST API call from Azure Resource Management. If these methods provide the results you're looking for, you might consider adopting them going forward.

Please let us know if you need any further assistance.
Ranashekar Guda 2,905 Reputation points Moderator

2025-05-21T21:47:02.92+00:00

Hello @Oza, Krishna,
Following up to see if you have chance to check my previous response and help us with requested information to check and assist you further on this.
Oza, Krishna 20 Reputation points

2025-05-22T04:50:00.98+00:00

Yes I am using the same documentation link that you have shared and instead of the URL I am using the method where the same API is exposed using Python. If you scroll down the page you will see same section below which I am using.
Ranashekar Guda 2,905 Reputation points Moderator

2025-05-22T15:29:51.3066667+00:00

Hello @Oza, Krishna,
Thank you for reaching out. We apologize for the inconvenience caused. Could you respond over private message?

Here is the reference link on How to access & Data Privacy policy of private messages in Microsoft QnA.
Oza, Krishna 20 Reputation points

2025-05-27T13:34:30.5366667+00:00

Removing the accepted answer since this doesn't seems to be the case for not getting the region. We spoke to in house cloud team, and they said that it could be the case due to Sweden South only being the paired region and not being the main region.
Ranashekar Guda 2,905 Reputation points Moderator

2025-05-28T08:47:03.3633333+00:00

Hello @Oza, Krishna,
Thanks for the update. You're correct Sweden South may be a paired region, primarily used for disaster recovery and not always available for direct deployment. The SubscriptionClient.subscriptions.list_locations() method only lists regions enabled for your subscription, so even if Sweden South is publicly listed, it may not appear unless your subscription has access to deploy there.

To check availability, you can run: az account list-locations --query "[?name=='swedensouth']" -o table

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Ranashekar Guda 2,905 Reputation points Moderator

2025-05-17T01:26:35.9433333+00:00

Hello @Oza, Krishna,
The Sweden Central and Sweden South, where Sweden Central was confirmed as supported, but Sweden South was still under review.

You might want to check the official Azure regions list to see if Sweden South is officially available. If it's listed but not appearing in your API call, it could be a temporary issue or a limitation in the SDK.
To confirm if the "swedensouth" region is available and to get the correct region name, you can run the following Azure CLI command:

"'az account list-locations -o table"'

This command will provide you with a list of all available regions along with their names. You can then compare the output with the region names returned by the Azure Python SDK to ensure you are using the correct region name in your API calls.

Kindly refer below link:

Azure regions list

Hope this helps. Do let us know if you any further queries.
Ranashekar Guda 2,905 Reputation points Moderator

2025-05-19T17:34:36.6633333+00:00

Hello @Oza, Krishna,
Just checking in to see if above information was helpful. If you have any further updates on this issue, please feel free to post back.
Oza, Krishna 20 Reputation points

2025-05-20T05:53:02.3566667+00:00

I have checked the api response again and the Azure SDK/API still doesnt return the swedensouth region despite being publicly available. Below is the latest API response and we dont get the swedensouth region.

(Pdb) self.region_list

['australiacentral', 'australiacentral2', 'australiaeast', 'australiasoutheast', 'brazilsouth', 'brazilsoutheast', 'brazilus', 'canadacentral', 'canadaeast', 'centralindia', 'centralus', 'chilecentral', 'eastasia', 'eastus', 'eastus2', 'francecentral', 'francesouth', 'germanynorth', 'germanywestcentral', 'indonesiacentral', 'israelcentral', 'italynorth', 'japaneast', 'japanwest', 'jioindiacentral', 'jioindiawest', 'koreacentral', 'koreasouth', 'malaysiawest', 'mexicocentral', 'newzealandnorth', 'northcentralus', 'northeurope', 'norwayeast', 'norwaywest', 'polandcentral', 'qatarcentral', 'southafricanorth', 'southafricawest', 'southcentralus', 'southeastasia', 'southindia', 'spaincentral', 'swedencentral', 'switzerlandnorth', 'switzerlandwest', 'uaecentral', 'uaenorth', 'uksouth', 'ukwest', 'westcentralus', 'westeurope', 'westindia', 'westus', 'westus2', 'westus3']

(Pdb)
Oza, Krishna 20 Reputation points

2025-05-20T07:36:19.18+00:00

Also as we can see brazilus is returned by the Azure SDK API but it doesnt appear on the Azure website under list of regions.
Ranashekar Guda 2,905 Reputation points Moderator

2025-05-21T12:24:19.14+00:00

Hello @Oza, Krishna,
Could you please share the documentation that your referring ?

In the meantime, we suggest exploring alternative approaches, such as using the Azure CLI command I mentioned above or The Subscriptions - List Locations REST API call from Azure Resource Management. If these methods provide the results you're looking for, you might consider adopting them going forward.

Please let us know if you need any further assistance.
Ranashekar Guda 2,905 Reputation points Moderator

2025-05-21T21:47:02.92+00:00

Hello @Oza, Krishna,
Following up to see if you have chance to check my previous response and help us with requested information to check and assist you further on this.
Oza, Krishna 20 Reputation points

2025-05-22T04:50:00.98+00:00

Yes I am using the same documentation link that you have shared and instead of the URL I am using the method where the same API is exposed using Python. If you scroll down the page you will see same section below which I am using.
Ranashekar Guda 2,905 Reputation points Moderator

2025-05-22T15:29:51.3066667+00:00

Hello @Oza, Krishna,
Thank you for reaching out. We apologize for the inconvenience caused. Could you respond over private message?

Here is the reference link on How to access & Data Privacy policy of private messages in Microsoft QnA.
Oza, Krishna 20 Reputation points

2025-05-27T13:34:30.5366667+00:00

Removing the accepted answer since this doesn't seems to be the case for not getting the region. We spoke to in house cloud team, and they said that it could be the case due to Sweden South only being the paired region and not being the main region.
Ranashekar Guda 2,905 Reputation points Moderator

2025-05-28T08:47:03.3633333+00:00

Hello @Oza, Krishna,
Thanks for the update. You're correct Sweden South may be a paired region, primarily used for disaster recovery and not always available for direct deployment. The SubscriptionClient.subscriptions.list_locations() method only lists regions enabled for your subscription, so even if Sweden South is publicly listed, it may not appear unless your subscription has access to deploy there.

To check availability, you can run: az account list-locations --query "[?name=='swedensouth']" -o table

Answer 1

Hello @Oza, Krishna,
Thank you for the clarification and for sharing the specific implementation details. Based on your observations, it's important to note that the SubscriptionClient.subscriptions.list_locations() method in the Azure Python SDK returns the list of regions that are available specifically to your subscription, not the complete set of all Azure public regions. This behavior is by design. While a region like Sweden South (swedensouth) may be publicly documented on the Azure website, it may not appear in the SDK/API response if your subscription has not been onboarded or granted access to that region. Access to certain regions can be restricted based on subscription type, regional availability, or organizational policies, and sometimes requires manual onboarding or quota approval.

To confirm whether your subscription has access to Sweden South, you can use the Azure CLI command az account list-locations --query "[?name=='swedensouth']" -o table, which will indicate whether this region is accessible to your current subscription. As for the presence of regions like brazilus in the SDK response despite not being listed on the public Azure regions page, this may occur because some regions are in limited preview, internal use, or early stages of rollout and thus may not yet be publicly advertised.
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