---
id: azure-mgmt-billing
version: "8.0.0"
license: MIT
license_treatment: permissive
maintenance: active
---

# azure-mgmt-billing — Microsoft Azure Billing Management Client Library for Python

License: permissive · Maintenance: active · Downloads: 6.8M/mo

## What it is and what it does

azure-mgmt-billing is the official Microsoft Azure SDK client library for Python, providing typed access to Azure's billing and subscription management APIs. It wraps REST endpoints for operations like querying billing profiles, managing subscriptions, handling transfers, and retrieving billing data, all authenticated through Microsoft Entra credentials.

The package is built on azure-mgmt-core and requires Python 3.10+. Version 8.0.0 introduces breaking changes centered around hybrid models that support both dictionary and object access patterns; existing code may require migration. It is actively maintained, widely used (top 5000 PyPI packages), and carries no known vulnerabilities as of 2026-08-14.

Use it for:

- Query billing profiles, invoices, and charges for an Azure subscription programmatically.
- Automate subscription lifecycle management (creation, renewal, cancellation) via API.
- Retrieve and analyze billing data for cost allocation or chargeback across departments.
- Manage billing policies and payment methods for enterprise Azure accounts.
- Integrate Azure billing operations into internal finance or cloud management tools.

## Worth the install?

AI-flagged interpretation of the facts above — verify before relying.

Provides programmatic access to Azure billing and subscription management operations through the BillingManagementClient, enabling queries and management of billing data, subscriptions, and related resources.

Yes, if you need programmatic access to Azure billing and subscription management. The package is actively maintained, has no known vulnerabilities, and carries a permissive MIT license. Version 8.0.0 introduces breaking changes that require migration from earlier versions; review the hybrid model migration guide before upgrading. Requires Python 3.10+ and Azure credentials configured as environment variables.

## Install

pip install azure-mgmt-billing
uv add azure-mgmt-billing
poetry add azure-mgmt-billing

## Installing azure-mgmt-billing

Before you install: Low install friction with a pure-Python wheel distribution. Actively maintained as of 2026-06-24 with recent commits; requires Python 3.10+ and three lightweight runtime dependencies (isodate, azure-mgmt-core, typing-extensions).

License in practice: MIT license permits commercial use, modification, and distribution with minimal restrictions, making it suitable for both open-source and proprietary projects.

Quickstart:

pip install azure-mgmt-billing

from azure.mgmt.billing import BillingManagementClient
from azure.identity import DefaultAzureCredential
import os

sub_id = os.getenv("AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID")
client = BillingManagementClient(credential=DefaultAzureCredential(), subscription_id=sub_id)

Requires Python 3.10+; Azure subscription and credentials (AZURE_CLIENT_ID, AZURE_TENANT_ID, AZURE_CLIENT_SECRET, AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID) must be configured as environment variables.

Verify before relying:

- Whether version 8.0.0's breaking changes (hybrid model migration, property restructuring) affect existing codebases using earlier versions.
- Performance characteristics and rate limits when querying large billing datasets or subscription lists.
- Full scope of billing operations available through BillingManagementClient beyond what the excerpt documents.

## Package facts

- License: MIT (permissive)
- Python support: supports_current
- Install friction: low
- Maintenance: active
- Downloads: 6.8M/month (top 5,000 on PyPI)
- Known vulnerabilities: none known

## Tags

azure billing management, azure subscription api, azure billing client, azure cost management, azure sdk billing, azure-sdk, cloud-management, billing-api

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