azure-mgmt-redis

What it is and what it does

This package is the official Microsoft Azure SDK client library for managing Redis Cache resources in Python. It provides programmatic access to create, configure, update, and delete Azure Redis instances, as well as manage linked servers, firewall rules, access policies, and cache operations like flush and export/import. The library handles authentication via Azure Active Directory and abstracts the underlying REST API calls.

Typical use cases include infrastructure-as-code workflows, automated Redis provisioning in CI/CD pipelines, and operational management of Redis deployments at scale. The package depends on isodate, typing-extensions, azure-common, and azure-mgmt-core, and requires Python 3.8 or later. It is actively maintained by Microsoft and supports current Python versions through 3.12.

Use it for:

• Provision and tear down Redis Cache instances programmatically as part of infrastructure automation.
• Configure Redis properties like zonal allocation, access key authentication, and update channels via API.
• Manage linked Redis servers and geo-replication across Azure regions in multi-region deployments.
• Export and import Redis data with configurable storage subscriptions and authentication methods.
• Enforce access policies and firewall rules on Redis instances in secure network environments.

Worth the install?

AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying

Provides Python bindings to manage Azure Redis Cache resources—create, update, delete, and configure Redis instances through the Azure management API.

Yes. This is the official Azure Redis management client maintained by Microsoft with active development, low install friction, permissive licensing, no known vulnerabilities, and broad Python version support. Install it if you need to manage Azure Redis resources programmatically; it is the standard tool for that task.

Install

azure-mgmt-redis on PyPI

pip install azure-mgmt-redis

uv add azure-mgmt-redis

poetry add azure-mgmt-redis

Installing azure-mgmt-redis

Before you install

Low friction install with four straightforward runtime dependencies. Actively maintained with recent releases; last commit 2026-08-14 and version 14.5.0 released 2025-01-20. Supports Python 3.8 through 3.12.

License in practice

MIT License (permissive) allows commercial and private use with minimal restrictions.

Quickstart

pip install azure-mgmt-redis

from azure.mgmt.redis import RedisManagementClient
from azure.common import credentials
import os

sub_id = os.getenv("AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID")
client = RedisManagementClient(credential=credentials, subscription_id=sub_id)

Requires Azure subscription and environment variables AZURE_CLIENT_ID, AZURE_TENANT_ID, AZURE_CLIENT_SECRET, and AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID configured for authentication.

Verify before relying

• Whether zonal_allocation_policy (added in 14.5.0) is production-ready or still experimental.
• Performance characteristics and rate limits for large-scale Redis resource management operations.
• Compatibility with specific Azure sovereign clouds or restricted environments.
• Specific credential flow and authentication patterns beyond environment variable configuration.

Package facts

Evidence: azure_mgmt_redis-14.5.0-py3-none-any.whl

Keywords: azure, azure sdk

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