Azure Get Utilization Data and usage % for multiple VMs with Rest API

Question

Hi All,

I am trying to get all or multiple VM usage/utilization data from Azure. The API below provides CPU % for 1 VM at a time:

1. Is there a way to get multiple or all VMs in a subscription with one API?
2. Is there a way to include other metrics like disk operations or CPU Min/Max?

Reference: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/linux/metrics-vm-usage-rest

https://management.azure.com/subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourceGroups/{resourceGroupName}/providers/Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/{vmname}/providers/microsoft.insights/metrics?api-version=2018-01-01&metricnames=Percentage%20CPU

Thanks,
Sam

Answer 1

Hello Sam,

Thanks for posting your question in the Microsoft Q&A forum.

Here's how you can achieve this:

This API allows you to retrieve the instance view of multiple VMs in a single request.

GET https://management.azure.com/subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourceGroups/{resourceGroupName}/providers/Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/{vmName}/instanceView?api-version=2021-07-01

• To include additional metrics like disk operations and CPU min/max, you can use the "expand" parameter in the AP

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