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Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability REST API reference

Important

Cloud for Sustainability API deprecation plan

Cloud for Sustainability API will be deprecated on May 30, 2025. We're deprecating the preview of Cloud for Sustainability API. This decision is part of our ongoing efforts to streamline our offerings and focus on delivering enhanced sustainability solutions through existing platforms and solutions.

We understand that this change may affect your current workflows and processes. If you would like to continue to gather this information, you can onboard to Azure carbon optimization. For more information, see  What is Azure carbon optimization (Preview) - Azure Carbon Optimization | Microsoft Learn and Export Azure carbon optimization emissions data - Azure Carbon Optimization | Microsoft Learn.

We'll continue to monitor and maintain Cloud for Sustainability API during the deprecation period.

Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability provides APIs to access emissions data related to your Azure usage.

Accurate carbon accounting requires good information from partners, vendors, and suppliers. The Cloud for Sustainability APIs give you transparency on the carbon emissions generated by your usage of Azure. Microsoft’s carbon accounting extends across all three scopes of emissions with a third party-validated methodology. It uses consistent and accurate carbon accounting to quantify the effect of Microsoft cloud services on customers’ environmental footprint.

For a detailed overview, see Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability API overview.

The following sections provide reference content for the Cloud for Sustainability REST API.

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Cloud for Sustainability API overview
Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability API OData query examples
Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability API calculation methodology