Microsoft.DeviceRegistry namespaces/devices 2026-11-02-preview

Bicep resource definition

The namespaces/devices resource type can be deployed with operations that target:

For a list of changed properties in each API version, see change log.

Resource format

To create a Microsoft.DeviceRegistry/namespaces/devices resource, add the following Bicep to your template.

resource symbolicname 'Microsoft.DeviceRegistry/namespaces/devices@2026-11-02-preview' = {
  parent: resourceSymbolicName
  extendedLocation: {
    name: 'string'
    type: 'string'
  }
  location: 'string'
  name: 'string'
  properties: {
    attributes: {
      {customized property}: any(...)
    }
    discoveredDeviceRef: 'string'
    enabled: bool
    endpoints: {
      inbound: {
        {customized property}: {
          additionalConfiguration: 'string'
          address: 'string'
          authentication: {
            method: 'string'
            usernamePasswordCredentials: {
              passwordSecretName: 'string'
              usernameSecretName: 'string'
            }
            x509Credentials: {
              certificateSecretName: 'string'
              intermediateCertificatesSecretName: 'string'
              keySecretName: 'string'
            }
          }
          endpointType: 'string'
          trustSettings: {
            trustList: 'string'
          }
          version: 'string'
        }
      }
      outbound: {
        assigned: {
          {customized property}: {
            address: 'string'
            endpointType: 'string'
          }
        }
        unassigned: {
          {customized property}: {
            address: 'string'
            endpointType: 'string'
          }
        }
      }
    }
    externalDeviceId: 'string'
    manufacturer: 'string'
    model: 'string'
    operatingSystem: 'string'
    operatingSystemVersion: 'string'
  }
  tags: {
    {customized property}: 'string'
  }
}

Property Values

Microsoft.DeviceRegistry/namespaces/devices

Name Description Value
extendedLocation The extended location. ExtendedLocation
location The geo-location where the resource lives string (required)
name The resource name string

Constraints:
Min length = 3
Max length = 63
Pattern = ^[0-9a-zA-Z][a-zA-Z0-9-]*$ (required)
parent In Bicep, you can specify the parent resource for a child resource. You only need to add this property when the child resource is declared outside of the parent resource.

For more information, see Child resource outside parent resource.		 Symbolic name for resource of type: namespaces
properties The resource-specific properties for this resource. NamespaceDeviceProperties
tags Resource tags Dictionary of tag names and values. See Tags in templates

DeviceMessagingEndpoint

Name Description Value
address The endpoint address to connect to. string (required)
endpointType Type of connection used for the messaging endpoint. string

ExtendedLocation

Name Description Value
name The extended location name. string (required)
type The extended location type. string (required)

HostAuthentication

Name Description Value
method Defines the method to authenticate the user of the client at the server. 'Anonymous'
'Certificate'
'UsernamePassword' (required)
usernamePasswordCredentials Defines the username and password references when UsernamePassword user authentication mode is selected. UsernamePasswordCredentials
x509Credentials Defines the certificate reference when Certificate user authentication mode is selected. X509CertificateCredentials

InboundEndpoints

Name Description Value
additionalConfiguration Stringified JSON that contains configuration to be used by the connector (e.g., OPC UA, ONVIF). string
address The endpoint address & port. This can be either an IP address (e.g., 192.168.1.1) or a fully qualified domain name (FQDN, e.g., server.example.com). string (required)
authentication Defines the client authentication mechanism to the server. HostAuthentication
endpointType Type of connection endpoint. string (required)
trustSettings Defines server trust settings for the endpoint. TrustSettings
version Protocol version associated with the endpoint e.g. 1 or 2 for endpointType Microsoft.HTTP, and 3.5 or 5.0 for endpointType Microsoft.Mqtt etc. string

MessagingEndpoints

Name Description Value
inbound Set of endpoints to connect to the device. MessagingEndpointsInbound
outbound Set of endpoints a device can connect to. OutboundEndpoints

MessagingEndpointsInbound

Name Description Value

NamespaceDeviceProperties

Name Description Value
attributes A set of key-value pairs that contain custom attributes set by the customer. NamespaceDevicePropertiesAttributes
discoveredDeviceRef Reference to a device. Populated only if the device had been created from discovery flow. Discovered device name must be provided. string
enabled Indicates if the resource is enabled or not. bool
endpoints Property bag containing the device's unassigned and assigned endpoints. MessagingEndpoints
externalDeviceId The Device ID provided by the customer. string
manufacturer Device manufacturer. string
model Device model. string
operatingSystem Device operating system. string
operatingSystemVersion Device operating system version. string

NamespaceDevicePropertiesAttributes

Name Description Value

OutboundEndpoints

Name Description Value
assigned Endpoints the device can connect to. OutboundEndpointsAssigned (required)
unassigned Set of most recently removed endpoints. OutboundEndpointsUnassigned

OutboundEndpointsAssigned

Name Description Value

OutboundEndpointsUnassigned

Name Description Value

TrackedResourceTags

Name Description Value

TrustSettings

Name Description Value
trustList Defines a secret reference for certificates to trust. string

UsernamePasswordCredentials

Name Description Value
passwordSecretName The name of the secret containing the password. string (required)
usernameSecretName The name of the secret containing the username. string (required)

X509CertificateCredentials

Name Description Value
certificateSecretName The name of the secret containing the certificate and private key (e.g. stored as .der/.pem or .der/.pfx). string (required)
intermediateCertificatesSecretName The name of the secret containing the combined intermediate certificates in PEM format. string
keySecretName The name of the secret containing the certificate private key in PEM or DER format. string

ARM template resource definition

The namespaces/devices resource type can be deployed with operations that target:

Usage Examples

Resource format

To create a Microsoft.DeviceRegistry/namespaces/devices resource, add the following JSON to your template.

{
  "type": "Microsoft.DeviceRegistry/namespaces/devices",
  "apiVersion": "2026-11-02-preview",
  "name": "string",
  "extendedLocation": {
    "name": "string",
    "type": "string"
  },
  "location": "string",
  "properties": {
    "attributes": {
      "{customized property}": {}
    },
    "discoveredDeviceRef": "string",
    "enabled": "bool",
    "endpoints": {
      "inbound": {
        "{customized property}": {
          "additionalConfiguration": "string",
          "address": "string",
          "authentication": {
            "method": "string",
            "usernamePasswordCredentials": {
              "passwordSecretName": "string",
              "usernameSecretName": "string"
            },
            "x509Credentials": {
              "certificateSecretName": "string",
              "intermediateCertificatesSecretName": "string",
              "keySecretName": "string"
            }
          },
          "endpointType": "string",
          "trustSettings": {
            "trustList": "string"
          },
          "version": "string"
        }
      },
      "outbound": {
        "assigned": {
          "{customized property}": {
            "address": "string",
            "endpointType": "string"
          }
        },
        "unassigned": {
          "{customized property}": {
            "address": "string",
            "endpointType": "string"
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "externalDeviceId": "string",
    "manufacturer": "string",
    "model": "string",
    "operatingSystem": "string",
    "operatingSystemVersion": "string"
  },
  "tags": {
    "{customized property}": "string"
  }
}

Property Values

Microsoft.DeviceRegistry/namespaces/devices

Name Description Value
apiVersion The api version '2026-11-02-preview'
extendedLocation The extended location. ExtendedLocation
location The geo-location where the resource lives string (required)
name The resource name string

Constraints:
Min length = 3
Max length = 63
Pattern = ^[0-9a-zA-Z][a-zA-Z0-9-]*$ (required)
properties The resource-specific properties for this resource. NamespaceDeviceProperties
tags Resource tags Dictionary of tag names and values. See Tags in templates
type The resource type 'Microsoft.DeviceRegistry/namespaces/devices'

DeviceMessagingEndpoint

Name Description Value
address The endpoint address to connect to. string (required)
endpointType Type of connection used for the messaging endpoint. string

ExtendedLocation

Name Description Value
name The extended location name. string (required)
type The extended location type. string (required)

HostAuthentication

Name Description Value
method Defines the method to authenticate the user of the client at the server. 'Anonymous'
'Certificate'
'UsernamePassword' (required)
usernamePasswordCredentials Defines the username and password references when UsernamePassword user authentication mode is selected. UsernamePasswordCredentials
x509Credentials Defines the certificate reference when Certificate user authentication mode is selected. X509CertificateCredentials

InboundEndpoints

Name Description Value
additionalConfiguration Stringified JSON that contains configuration to be used by the connector (e.g., OPC UA, ONVIF). string
address The endpoint address & port. This can be either an IP address (e.g., 192.168.1.1) or a fully qualified domain name (FQDN, e.g., server.example.com). string (required)
authentication Defines the client authentication mechanism to the server. HostAuthentication
endpointType Type of connection endpoint. string (required)
trustSettings Defines server trust settings for the endpoint. TrustSettings
version Protocol version associated with the endpoint e.g. 1 or 2 for endpointType Microsoft.HTTP, and 3.5 or 5.0 for endpointType Microsoft.Mqtt etc. string

MessagingEndpoints

Name Description Value
inbound Set of endpoints to connect to the device. MessagingEndpointsInbound
outbound Set of endpoints a device can connect to. OutboundEndpoints

MessagingEndpointsInbound

Name Description Value

NamespaceDeviceProperties

Name Description Value
attributes A set of key-value pairs that contain custom attributes set by the customer. NamespaceDevicePropertiesAttributes
discoveredDeviceRef Reference to a device. Populated only if the device had been created from discovery flow. Discovered device name must be provided. string
enabled Indicates if the resource is enabled or not. bool
endpoints Property bag containing the device's unassigned and assigned endpoints. MessagingEndpoints
externalDeviceId The Device ID provided by the customer. string
manufacturer Device manufacturer. string
model Device model. string
operatingSystem Device operating system. string
operatingSystemVersion Device operating system version. string

NamespaceDevicePropertiesAttributes

Name Description Value

OutboundEndpoints

Name Description Value
assigned Endpoints the device can connect to. OutboundEndpointsAssigned (required)
unassigned Set of most recently removed endpoints. OutboundEndpointsUnassigned

OutboundEndpointsAssigned

Name Description Value

OutboundEndpointsUnassigned

Name Description Value

TrackedResourceTags

Name Description Value

TrustSettings

Name Description Value
trustList Defines a secret reference for certificates to trust. string

UsernamePasswordCredentials

Name Description Value
passwordSecretName The name of the secret containing the password. string (required)
usernameSecretName The name of the secret containing the username. string (required)

X509CertificateCredentials

Name Description Value
certificateSecretName The name of the secret containing the certificate and private key (e.g. stored as .der/.pem or .der/.pfx). string (required)
intermediateCertificatesSecretName The name of the secret containing the combined intermediate certificates in PEM format. string
keySecretName The name of the secret containing the certificate private key in PEM or DER format. string

Terraform (AzAPI provider) resource definition

The namespaces/devices resource type can be deployed with operations that target:

  • Resource groups For a list of changed properties in each API version, see change log.

Resource format

To create a Microsoft.DeviceRegistry/namespaces/devices resource, add the following Terraform to your template.

resource "azapi_resource" "symbolicname" {
  type = "Microsoft.DeviceRegistry/namespaces/devices@2026-11-02-preview"
  name = "string"
  parent_id = "string"
  location = "string"
  tags = {
    {customized property} = "string"
  }
  body = {
    extendedLocation = {
      name = "string"
      type = "string"
    }
    properties = {
      attributes = {
        {customized property} = ?
      }
      discoveredDeviceRef = "string"
      enabled = bool
      endpoints = {
        inbound = {
          {customized property} = {
            additionalConfiguration = "string"
            address = "string"
            authentication = {
              method = "string"
              usernamePasswordCredentials = {
                passwordSecretName = "string"
                usernameSecretName = "string"
              }
              x509Credentials = {
                certificateSecretName = "string"
                intermediateCertificatesSecretName = "string"
                keySecretName = "string"
              }
            }
            endpointType = "string"
            trustSettings = {
              trustList = "string"
            }
            version = "string"
          }
        }
        outbound = {
          assigned = {
            {customized property} = {
              address = "string"
              endpointType = "string"
            }
          }
          unassigned = {
            {customized property} = {
              address = "string"
              endpointType = "string"
            }
          }
        }
      }
      externalDeviceId = "string"
      manufacturer = "string"
      model = "string"
      operatingSystem = "string"
      operatingSystemVersion = "string"
    }
  }
}

Property Values

Microsoft.DeviceRegistry/namespaces/devices

Name Description Value
extendedLocation The extended location. ExtendedLocation
location The geo-location where the resource lives string (required)
name The resource name string

Constraints:
Min length = 3
Max length = 63
Pattern = ^[0-9a-zA-Z][a-zA-Z0-9-]*$ (required)
parent_id The ID of the resource that is the parent for this resource. ID for resource of type: namespaces
properties The resource-specific properties for this resource. NamespaceDeviceProperties
tags Resource tags Dictionary of tag names and values.
type The resource type "Microsoft.DeviceRegistry/namespaces/devices@2026-11-02-preview"

DeviceMessagingEndpoint

Name Description Value
address The endpoint address to connect to. string (required)
endpointType Type of connection used for the messaging endpoint. string

ExtendedLocation

Name Description Value
name The extended location name. string (required)
type The extended location type. string (required)

HostAuthentication

Name Description Value
method Defines the method to authenticate the user of the client at the server. 'Anonymous'
'Certificate'
'UsernamePassword' (required)
usernamePasswordCredentials Defines the username and password references when UsernamePassword user authentication mode is selected. UsernamePasswordCredentials
x509Credentials Defines the certificate reference when Certificate user authentication mode is selected. X509CertificateCredentials

InboundEndpoints

Name Description Value
additionalConfiguration Stringified JSON that contains configuration to be used by the connector (e.g., OPC UA, ONVIF). string
address The endpoint address & port. This can be either an IP address (e.g., 192.168.1.1) or a fully qualified domain name (FQDN, e.g., server.example.com). string (required)
authentication Defines the client authentication mechanism to the server. HostAuthentication
endpointType Type of connection endpoint. string (required)
trustSettings Defines server trust settings for the endpoint. TrustSettings
version Protocol version associated with the endpoint e.g. 1 or 2 for endpointType Microsoft.HTTP, and 3.5 or 5.0 for endpointType Microsoft.Mqtt etc. string

MessagingEndpoints

Name Description Value
inbound Set of endpoints to connect to the device. MessagingEndpointsInbound
outbound Set of endpoints a device can connect to. OutboundEndpoints

MessagingEndpointsInbound

Name Description Value

NamespaceDeviceProperties

Name Description Value
attributes A set of key-value pairs that contain custom attributes set by the customer. NamespaceDevicePropertiesAttributes
discoveredDeviceRef Reference to a device. Populated only if the device had been created from discovery flow. Discovered device name must be provided. string
enabled Indicates if the resource is enabled or not. bool
endpoints Property bag containing the device's unassigned and assigned endpoints. MessagingEndpoints
externalDeviceId The Device ID provided by the customer. string
manufacturer Device manufacturer. string
model Device model. string
operatingSystem Device operating system. string
operatingSystemVersion Device operating system version. string

NamespaceDevicePropertiesAttributes

Name Description Value

OutboundEndpoints

Name Description Value
assigned Endpoints the device can connect to. OutboundEndpointsAssigned (required)
unassigned Set of most recently removed endpoints. OutboundEndpointsUnassigned

OutboundEndpointsAssigned

Name Description Value

OutboundEndpointsUnassigned

Name Description Value

TrackedResourceTags

Name Description Value

TrustSettings

Name Description Value
trustList Defines a secret reference for certificates to trust. string

UsernamePasswordCredentials

Name Description Value
passwordSecretName The name of the secret containing the password. string (required)
usernameSecretName The name of the secret containing the username. string (required)

X509CertificateCredentials

Name Description Value
certificateSecretName The name of the secret containing the certificate and private key (e.g. stored as .der/.pem or .der/.pfx). string (required)
intermediateCertificatesSecretName The name of the secret containing the combined intermediate certificates in PEM format. string
keySecretName The name of the secret containing the certificate private key in PEM or DER format. string
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