{"categories":[{"label":"Libraries","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/software-development-libraries/6"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"Prefect integrations for orchestrating workflows on Azure, including blob storage, container instances, Cosmos DB, and managed identity authentication for Prefect server databases.","skillfed_tags":["workflow-orchestration","azure-integration","prefect-plugin"],"use_cases":["Download or upload files from Azure Blob Storage as part of a Prefect workflow without manual SDK setup.","Run containerized tasks on Azure Container Instances directly from Prefect flows, scaling compute on demand.","Authenticate Prefect server to Azure PostgreSQL using managed identity tokens, eliminating password storage.","Deploy Prefect flows to run on Azure Container Instance workers for cloud-native orchestration.","Integrate Cosmos DB or ML Datastore operations into Prefect workflows with pre-built tasks."],"what_it_does":"prefect-azure is an official Prefect integration that extends Prefect's workflow orchestration capabilities to Azure services. It provides task and flow abstractions for Azure Blob Storage (download/upload), Azure Container Instances (job execution), Cosmos DB, and ML Datastore, plus a managed identity authentication plugin that lets the Prefect server connect to Azure Database for PostgreSQL using short-lived Entra tokens instead of passwords. The package ships as a pure-Python wheel with low install friction and depends on Prefect, Azure SDK libraries (azure-identity, azure-mgmt-containerinstance, azure-mgmt-resource), and aiohttp for async operations.\n\nYou use it by installing prefect-azure, configuring Azure credentials as Prefect blocks, and then writing Prefect flows that call Azure-specific tasks or use Azure Container Instances as execution infrastructure. It's designed for teams running Prefect on Azure who want native integration with Azure storage, compute, and database services without writing custom connectors.","worth_installing":"Yes, if you run Prefect on Azure and need native integration with Azure services. The package is actively maintained, has no known vulnerabilities, uses a permissive license, and low install friction. It's a first-party Prefect integration with clear documentation and examples. Install it if your workflows depend on Azure storage, compute, or database services; skip it if you're not using Prefect or don't need Azure-specific tasks."},"id":"prefect-azure","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/prefect-azure","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/prefect-azure.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/prefect-azure/"},"maintenance":{"status":"active"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2026-07-15","license_spdx":null,"license_treatment":"permissive","name":"prefect-azure","python_support":"supports_current","summary":"Prefect integrations with Microsoft Azure services"},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":312988,"position":7720,"tier":"top_15000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"0.4.12"}