azure-mgmt-automation
Microsoft Azure Automation Management Client Library for Python
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes. This is the official Azure SDK for Automation management in Python, actively maintained with recent updates, no known vulnerabilities, and permissive MIT licensing. Install if you need to manage Azure Automation resources programmatically. Requires Python 3.10+ and Azure credentials configured; these are standard prerequisites for Azure SDK usage.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires Python 3.10+.
- Azure authentication credentials must be configured via environment variables: AZURE_CLIENT_ID, AZURE_TENANT_ID, AZURE_CLIENT_SECRET, and AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID.
- Low install friction with a pure-Python wheel.
License · maintenance · safety
MIT (permissive) — MIT license permits commercial and private use with minimal restrictions, making it suitable for most production environments.
last release 2026-07-29 (16 days) · last repo commit 2026-08-14 · 5,588 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 409,684 downloads/mo, #6,869 on PyPI
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pip install azure-mgmt-automation
from azure.mgmt.automation import AutomationClient
from azure.identity import DefaultAzureCredential
import os
sub_id = os.getenv("AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID")
client = AutomationClient(credential=DefaultAzureCredential(), subscription_id=sub_id)- Specific API coverage and completeness relative to current Azure Automation service capabilities
- Performance characteristics under high-volume automation account operations
- Backward compatibility guarantees or migration path for code written against earlier versions
What it is and what it does
This is the official Microsoft Azure SDK client library for managing Azure Automation accounts and their resources programmatically from Python. It wraps the Azure Resource Manager API for Automation, exposing models and operations for runbooks, schedules, jobs, hybrid runbook workers, packages, and related infrastructure. The library handles authentication via Microsoft Entra and provides operation groups for each major resource type.
Typical usage involves instantiating an AutomationClient with credentials and a subscription ID, then calling methods on operation groups to create, read, update, or delete automation resources. Version 2.0.0 adds support for new resource types (private endpoints, runtime environments, Python 3 packages) and expanded runbook types. The package is tested against Python 3.10+ and depends on azure-mgmt-core, isodate, and typing-extensions.
Use it for
- Programmatically create and manage runbooks and schedules in Azure Automation accounts from CI/CD pipelines
- Monitor and query automation job execution status and results across multiple accounts
- Manage hybrid runbook worker groups and worker registration for on-premises automation
- Deploy Python packages and runtime environments to Azure Automation for Python-based runbooks
- Automate lifecycle management of automation account resources (certificates, connections, variables)
Worth the install?
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Yes.
This is the official Azure SDK for Automation management in Python, actively maintained with recent updates, no known vulnerabilities, and permissive MIT licensing. Install if you need to manage Azure Automation resources programmatically. Requires Python 3.10+ and Azure credentials configured; these are standard prerequisites for Azure SDK usage.
Install
azure-mgmt-automation on PyPI
Before you install
Low install friction with a pure-Python wheel. Actively maintained with recent release (16 days old) and active repository status. Requires Python 3.10+; three lightweight runtime dependencies (isodate, azure-mgmt-core, typing-extensions).
Requires Python 3.10+. Azure authentication credentials must be configured via environment variables: AZURE_CLIENT_ID, AZURE_TENANT_ID, AZURE_CLIENT_SECRET, and AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID.
License in practice
MIT license permits commercial and private use with minimal restrictions, making it suitable for most production environments.
Quickstart
pip install azure-mgmt-automation
from azure.mgmt.automation import AutomationClient
from azure.identity import DefaultAzureCredential
import os
sub_id = os.getenv("AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID")
client = AutomationClient(credential=DefaultAzureCredential(), subscription_id=sub_id)Verify before relying
- Specific API coverage and completeness relative to current Azure Automation service capabilities
- Performance characteristics under high-volume automation account operations
- Backward compatibility guarantees or migration path for code written against earlier versions
Package facts
| License | MIT permissive |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release >=3.10 |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 3 packagesisodateazure-mgmt-coretyping-extensions |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 16 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 409,684 / month, #6,869 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | Development Status :: 5 - Production/StableProgramming Language :: PythonProgramming Language :: Python :: 3Programming Language :: Python :: 3 :: OnlyProgramming Language :: Python :: 3.10Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13Programming Language :: Python :: 3.14 |
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