azure-mgmt-dns
Microsoft Azure DNS Management Client Library for Python
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes, if you need to manage Azure DNS from Python code and can target Python 3.9+ with Azure credentials configured. The package is actively maintained, has no known vulnerabilities, and installs with low friction. However, version 9.0.0 is a breaking release—verify that removal of DNSSEC operations and older API versions does not affect your existing workflows before upgrading.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires Python 3.9+.
- Azure authentication environment variables (AZURE_CLIENT_ID, AZURE_TENANT_ID, AZURE_CLIENT_SECRET, AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID) must be configured.
- Low friction install with 4 runtime dependencies.
License · maintenance · safety
MIT License (permissive) — MIT License permits commercial and private use with minimal restrictions; you must include a copy of the license and copyright notice.
last release 2025-07-14 (396 days) · last repo commit 2026-08-14 · 5,588 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 3,268,529 downloads/mo, #2,678 on PyPI
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Verify before relying
pip install azure-mgmt-dns
from azure.mgmt.dns import DnsManagementClient
from azure.identity import DefaultAzureCredential
import os
sub_id = os.getenv("AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID")
client = DnsManagementClient(credential=DefaultAzureCredential(), subscription_id=sub_id)- Whether version 9.0.0's removal of DNSSEC-related models and operations affects your existing DNS management workflows.
- Specific Azure API version targeted by this release and implications for legacy DNS configurations.
- Whether azure-identity is required as a runtime dependency or only for the authentication pattern shown in examples.
What it is and what it does
azure-mgmt-dns is the Microsoft Azure DNS Management Client Library for Python. It wraps the Azure Resource Manager DNS API, allowing you to create, read, update, and delete DNS zones and record sets directly from Python code. The package depends on isodate, typing-extensions, azure-common, and azure-mgmt-core for shared Azure SDK infrastructure and date handling.
Version 9.0.0 is a breaking-change release that targets only the latest Azure API version and removes DNSSEC-related operations (dnssec_configs operation group, DsRecord, TlsaRecord, NaptrRecord models, and related fields on RecordSet and Zone). If your code relies on those features, you must pin to an earlier version. The package requires Python 3.9+ and Azure Active Directory credentials configured via environment variables.
Use it for
- Automate DNS zone creation and record management for infrastructure-as-code deployments.
- Programmatically update DNS records in response to application events or scaling operations.
- Bulk migrate or synchronize DNS records across Azure subscriptions or environments.
- Integrate DNS management into CI/CD pipelines for dynamic hostname provisioning.
- Query and audit existing DNS zones and record sets across Azure resources.
Worth the install?
AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page. Verify before relying on it.
Yes, if you need to manage Azure DNS from Python code and can target Python 3.9+ with Azure credentials configured.
The package is actively maintained, has no known vulnerabilities, and installs with low friction. However, version 9.0.0 is a breaking release—verify that removal of DNSSEC operations and older API versions does not affect your existing workflows before upgrading.
Install
azure-mgmt-dns on PyPI
Before you install
Low friction install with 4 runtime dependencies. The package is actively maintained with recent releases and no known vulnerabilities.
Requires Python 3.9+. Azure authentication environment variables (AZURE_CLIENT_ID, AZURE_TENANT_ID, AZURE_CLIENT_SECRET, AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID) must be configured.
License in practice
MIT License permits commercial and private use with minimal restrictions; you must include a copy of the license and copyright notice.
Quickstart
pip install azure-mgmt-dns
from azure.mgmt.dns import DnsManagementClient
from azure.identity import DefaultAzureCredential
import os
sub_id = os.getenv("AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID")
client = DnsManagementClient(credential=DefaultAzureCredential(), subscription_id=sub_id)Verify before relying
- Whether version 9.0.0's removal of DNSSEC-related models and operations affects your existing DNS management workflows.
- Specific Azure API version targeted by this release and implications for legacy DNS configurations.
- Whether azure-identity is required as a runtime dependency or only for the authentication pattern shown in examples.
Package facts
| License | MIT License permissive |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release >=3.9 |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 4 packagesisodatetyping-extensionsazure-commonazure-mgmt-core |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 396 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 3,268,529 / month, #2,678 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/StableLicense :: OSI Approved :: MIT LicenseProgramming Language :: PythonProgramming Language :: Python :: 3Programming Language :: Python :: 3 :: OnlyProgramming Language :: Python :: 3.10Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9 |
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