Announcing
the public preview of Model Context Protocol (MCP) support in Azure API
Management and Azure API Center. With this new capability, enterprises can
transform their existing APIs into dynamic, agent-ready tools, while improving
security and simplifying management.
Enhanced
Security for MCP Servers:
- Apply gateway policies to
protect MCP servers by enforcing authentication, authorization, rate
limiting, and other security measures.
Transform
Existing APIs into MCP Servers:
- Easily expose any APIM-managed
API as an MCP server, transforming your existing APIs into dynamic,
agent-ready tools with minimal effort.
Private
MCP Registry for Enterprise Organizations:
- Use Azure API Center as a
private remote MCP registry for your organization, giving you full control
over what services are exposed.
Streamlined
MCP Discovery and Consumption:
- Expose APIs as MCP servers in
Azure API Center (APIC) for a better developer experience and smoother API
consumption.
These
features make it easier to secure, manage, and consume APIs in a way that
supports advanced use cases like AI integrations, all while improving security
and governance.
Learn more.