azure-mgmt-redis
Microsoft Azure Redis Cache Management Client Library for Python
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
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.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires Azure subscription and environment variables AZURE_CLIENT_ID, AZURE_TENANT_ID, AZURE_CLIENT_SECRET, and AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID configured for authentication.
- 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.
License · maintenance · safety
MIT License (permissive) — MIT License (permissive) allows commercial and private use with minimal restrictions.
last release 2025-01-20 (571 days) · last repo commit 2026-08-14 · 5,588 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 8,468,352 downloads/mo, #1,620 on PyPI
Alternatives
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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)- 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.
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?
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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
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.
Requires Azure subscription and environment variables AZURE_CLIENT_ID, AZURE_TENANT_ID, AZURE_CLIENT_SECRET, and AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID configured for authentication.
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)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
| License | MIT License permissive |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release >=3.8 |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 4 packagesisodatetyping-extensionsazure-commonazure-mgmt-core |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 571 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 8,468,352 / month, #1,620 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 :: 3.8Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9 |
Evidence: azure_mgmt_redis-14.5.0-py3-none-any.whl
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