{"slug":"azure-resource-manager-cosmosdb-dotnet","title":"azure-resource-manager-cosmosdb-dotnet","summary":"Azure Resource Manager SDK for Cosmos DB in .NET. Use for MANAGEMENT PLANE operations: creating/managing Cosmos DB accounts, databases, containers, throughput settings, and RBAC via Azure Resource Manager. NOT for data plane operations (CRUD on documents) - use Microsoft.Azure.Co","platform":"GitHub Copilot","tags":[],"authorName":"Ciza","authorSlug":"ciza","score":0,"source":"github","price":null,"verified":false,"createdAt":"2026-08-12T21:05:13.950451Z","repo":{"url":"https://github.com/microsoft/skills","stars":3052,"forks":351,"license":"MIT","updatedAt":"2026-09-24T16:38:17Z"},"bodyHtml":"<hr>\n<h2>name: azure-resource-manager-cosmosdb-dotnet\ndescription: |\nAzure Resource Manager SDK for Cosmos DB in .NET. Use for MANAGEMENT PLANE operations: creating/managing Cosmos DB accounts, databases, containers, throughput settings, and RBAC via Azure Resource Manager. NOT for data plane operations (CRUD on documents) - use Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos for that. Triggers: \"Cosmos DB account\", \"create Cosmos account\", \"manage Cosmos resources\", \"ARM Cosmos\", \"CosmosDBAccountResource\", \"provision Cosmos DB\".\nlicense: MIT\nmetadata:\nauthor: Microsoft\nversion: \"1.0.0\"\npackage: Azure.ResourceManager.CosmosDB</h2>\n<h1>Azure.ResourceManager.CosmosDB (.NET)</h1>\n<p>Management plane SDK for provisioning and managing Azure Cosmos DB resources via Azure Resource Manager.</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>⚠️ Management vs Data Plane</strong></p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>This SDK (Azure.ResourceManager.CosmosDB)</strong>: Create accounts, databases, containers, configure throughput, manage RBAC</li>\n<li><strong>Data Plane SDK (Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos)</strong>: CRUD operations on documents, queries, stored procedures execution</li>\n</ul>\n</blockquote>\n<h2>Installation</h2>\n<pre><code>dotnet add package Azure.ResourceManager.CosmosDB\ndotnet add package Azure.Identity\n</code></pre>\n<p><strong>Current Versions</strong>: Stable v1.4.0, Preview v1.4.0-beta.13</p>\n<h2>Environment Variables</h2>\n<pre><code>AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID=&lt;your-subscription-id&gt; # Required: Azure subscription ID\nAZURE_TOKEN_CREDENTIALS=prod  # Required only if DefaultAzureCredential is used in production\nAZURE_TENANT_ID=&lt;tenant-id&gt; # For service principal auth (optional)\nAZURE_CLIENT_ID=&lt;client-id&gt; # For service principal auth (optional)\nAZURE_CLIENT_SECRET=&lt;client-secret&gt; # For service principal auth (optional)\n</code></pre>\n<h2>Authentication</h2>\n<pre><code>using Azure.Identity;\nusing Azure.ResourceManager;\nusing Azure.ResourceManager.CosmosDB;\n\n// Local dev: DefaultAzureCredential. Production: set AZURE_TOKEN_CREDENTIALS=prod or AZURE_TOKEN_CREDENTIALS=&lt;specific_credential&gt;\nvar credential = new DefaultAzureCredential(\n    DefaultAzureCredential.DefaultEnvironmentVariableName\n);\n// Or use a specific credential directly in production:\n// See https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/overview/azure/identity-readme?view=azure-dotnet#credential-classes\n// var credential = new ManagedIdentityCredential();\nvar armClient = new ArmClient(credential);\n\n// Get subscription\nvar subscriptionId = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable(\"AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID\");\nvar subscription = armClient.GetSubscriptionResource(\n    new ResourceIdentifier($\"/subscriptions/{subscriptionId}\"));\n</code></pre>\n<h2>Resource Hierarchy</h2>\n<pre><code>ArmClient\n└── SubscriptionResource\n    └── ResourceGroupResource\n        └── CosmosDBAccountResource\n            ├── CosmosDBSqlDatabaseResource\n            │   └── CosmosDBSqlContainerResource\n            │       ├── CosmosDBSqlStoredProcedureResource\n            │       ├── CosmosDBSqlTriggerResource\n            │       └── CosmosDBSqlUserDefinedFunctionResource\n            ├── CassandraKeyspaceResource\n            ├── GremlinDatabaseResource\n            ├── MongoDBDatabaseResource\n            └── CosmosDBTableResource\n</code></pre>\n<h2>Core Workflow</h2>\n<h3>1. Create Cosmos DB Account</h3>\n<pre><code>using Azure.ResourceManager.CosmosDB;\nusing Azure.ResourceManager.CosmosDB.Models;\n\n// Get resource group\nvar resourceGroup = await subscription\n    .GetResourceGroupAsync(\"my-resource-group\");\n\n// Define account\nvar accountData = new CosmosDBAccountCreateOrUpdateContent(\n    location: AzureLocation.EastUS,\n    locations: new[]\n    {\n        new CosmosDBAccountLocation\n        {\n            LocationName = AzureLocation.EastUS,\n            FailoverPriority = 0,\n            IsZoneRedundant = false\n        }\n    })\n{\n    Kind = CosmosDBAccountKind.GlobalDocumentDB,\n    ConsistencyPolicy = new ConsistencyPolicy(DefaultConsistencyLevel.Session),\n    EnableAutomaticFailover = true\n};\n\n// Create account (long-running operation)\nvar accountCollection = resourceGroup.Value.GetCosmosDBAccounts();\nvar operation = await accountCollection.CreateOrUpdateAsync(\n    WaitUntil.Completed,\n    \"my-cosmos-account\",\n    accountData);\n\nCosmosDBAccountResource account = operation.Value;\n</code></pre>\n<h3>2. Create SQL Database</h3>\n<pre><code>var databaseData = new CosmosDBSqlDatabaseCreateOrUpdateContent(\n    new CosmosDBSqlDatabaseResourceInfo(\"my-database\"));\n\nvar databaseCollection = account.GetCosmosDBSqlDatabases();\nvar dbOperation = await databaseCollection.CreateOrUpdateAsync(\n    WaitUntil.Completed,\n    \"my-database\",\n    databaseData);\n\nCosmosDBSqlDatabaseResource database = dbOperation.Value;\n</code></pre>\n<h3>3. Create SQL Container</h3>\n<pre><code>var containerData = new CosmosDBSqlContainerCreateOrUpdateContent(\n    new CosmosDBSqlContainerResourceInfo(\"my-container\")\n    {\n        PartitionKey = new CosmosDBContainerPartitionKey\n        {\n            Paths = { \"/partitionKey\" },\n            Kind = CosmosDBPartitionKind.Hash\n        },\n        IndexingPolicy = new CosmosDBIndexingPolicy\n        {\n            Automatic = true,\n            IndexingMode = CosmosDBIndexingMode.Consistent\n        },\n        DefaultTtl = 86400 // 24 hours\n    });\n\nvar containerCollection = database.GetCosmosDBSqlContainers();\nvar containerOperation = await containerCollection.CreateOrUpdateAsync(\n    WaitUntil.Completed,\n    \"my-container\",\n    containerData);\n\nCosmosDBSqlContainerResource container = containerOperation.Value;\n</code></pre>\n<h3>4. Configure Throughput</h3>\n<pre><code>// Manual throughput\nvar throughputData = new ThroughputSettingsUpdateData(\n    new ThroughputSettingsResourceInfo\n    {\n        Throughput = 400\n    });\n\n// Autoscale throughput\nvar autoscaleData = new ThroughputSettingsUpdateData(\n    new ThroughputSettingsResourceInfo\n    {\n        AutoscaleSettings = new AutoscaleSettingsResourceInfo\n        {\n            MaxThroughput = 4000\n        }\n    });\n\n// Apply to database\nawait database.CreateOrUpdateCosmosDBSqlDatabaseThroughputAsync(\n    WaitUntil.Completed,\n    throughputData);\n</code></pre>\n<h3>5. Get Connection Information</h3>\n<pre><code>// Get keys\nvar keys = await account.GetKeysAsync();\nConsole.WriteLine($\"Primary Key: {keys.Value.PrimaryMasterKey}\");\n\n// Get connection strings\nvar connectionStrings = await account.GetConnectionStringsAsync();\nforeach (var cs in connectionStrings.Value.ConnectionStrings)\n{\n    Console.WriteLine($\"{cs.Description}: {cs.ConnectionString}\");\n}\n</code></pre>\n<h2>Key Types Reference</h2>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Type</th>\n<th>Purpose</th>\n</tr>\n</thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><code>ArmClient</code></td>\n<td>Entry point for all ARM operations</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td><code>CosmosDBAccountResource</code></td>\n<td>Represents a Cosmos DB account</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td><code>CosmosDBAccountCollection</code></td>\n<td>Collection for account CRUD</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td><code>CosmosDBSqlDatabaseResource</code></td>\n<td>SQL API database</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td><code>CosmosDBSqlContainerResource</code></td>\n<td>SQL API container</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td><code>CosmosDBAccountCreateOrUpdateContent</code></td>\n<td>Account creation payload</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td><code>CosmosDBSqlDatabaseCreateOrUpdateContent</code></td>\n<td>Database creation payload</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td><code>CosmosDBSqlContainerCreateOrUpdateContent</code></td>\n<td>Container creation payload</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td><code>ThroughputSettingsUpdateData</code></td>\n<td>Throughput configuration</td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<h2>Best Practices</h2>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Use <code>WaitUntil.Completed</code></strong> for operations that must finish before proceeding</li>\n<li><strong>Use <code>WaitUntil.Started</code></strong> when you want to poll manually or run operations in parallel</li>\n<li><strong>Use <code>DefaultAzureCredential</code></strong> — never hardcode keys</li>\n<li><strong>Handle <code>RequestFailedException</code></strong> for ARM API errors</li>\n<li><strong>Use <code>CreateOrUpdateAsync</code></strong> for idempotent operations</li>\n<li><strong>Navigate hierarchy</strong> via <code>Get*</code> methods (e.g., <code>account.GetCosmosDBSqlDatabases()</code>)</li>\n</ol>\n<h2>Error Handling</h2>\n<pre><code>using Azure;\n\ntry\n{\n    var operation = await accountCollection.CreateOrUpdateAsync(\n        WaitUntil.Completed, accountName, accountData);\n}\ncatch (RequestFailedException ex) when (ex.Status == 409)\n{\n    Console.WriteLine(\"Account already exists\");\n}\ncatch (RequestFailedException ex)\n{\n    Console.WriteLine($\"ARM Error: {ex.Status} - {ex.ErrorCode}: {ex.Message}\");\n}\n</code></pre>\n<h2>Reference Files</h2>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>File</th>\n<th>When to Read</th>\n</tr>\n</thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"references/account-management.md\">references/account-management.md</a></td>\n<td>Account CRUD, failover, keys, connection strings, networking</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"references/sql-resources.md\">references/sql-resources.md</a></td>\n<td>SQL databases, containers, stored procedures, triggers, UDFs</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"references/throughput.md\">references/throughput.md</a></td>\n<td>Manual/autoscale throughput, migration between modes</td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<h2>Related SDKs</h2>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>SDK</th>\n<th>Purpose</th>\n<th>Install</th>\n</tr>\n</thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><code>Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos</code></td>\n<td>Data plane (document CRUD, queries)</td>\n<td><code>dotnet add package Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos</code></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td><code>Azure.ResourceManager.CosmosDB</code></td>\n<td>Management plane (this SDK)</td>\n<td><code>dotnet add package Azure.ResourceManager.CosmosDB</code></td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n","files":[{"path":"references/account-management.md","sizeBytes":7475,"isText":true},{"path":"references/sql-resources.md","sizeBytes":9921,"isText":true},{"path":"references/throughput.md","sizeBytes":7897,"isText":true},{"path":"SKILL.md","sizeBytes":8631,"isText":true}],"reviewScore":null,"reviewSummary":null,"trust":{"provenance":"trusted-source-unreviewed","notice":"Community-authored content, reproduced verbatim and not vetted as instructions. 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