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azure-cosmos-py

Azure Cosmos DB SDK for Python (NoSQL API). Use for document CRUD, queries, containers, and globally distributed data. Triggers: "cosmos db", "CosmosClient", "container", "document", "NoSQL", "partition key".

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Azure Cosmos DB SDK for Python

Client library for Azure Cosmos DB NoSQL API — globally distributed, multi-model database.

Installation

bash
pip install azure-cosmos azure-identity

Environment Variables

bash
COSMOS_ENDPOINT=https://<account>.documents.azure.com:443/
COSMOS_DATABASE=mydb
COSMOS_CONTAINER=mycontainer

Authentication

python
from azure.identity import DefaultAzureCredential
from azure.cosmos import CosmosClient

credential = DefaultAzureCredential()
endpoint = "https://<account>.documents.azure.com:443/"

client = CosmosClient(url=endpoint, credential=credential)

Client Hierarchy

Client Purpose Get From
CosmosClient Account-level operations Direct instantiation
DatabaseProxy Database operations client.get_database_client()
ContainerProxy Container/item operations database.get_container_client()

Core Workflow

Setup Database and Container

python
# Get or create database
database = client.create_database_if_not_exists(id="mydb")

# Get or create container with partition key
container = database.create_container_if_not_exists(
    id="mycontainer",
    partition_key=PartitionKey(path="/category")
)

# Get existing
database = client.get_database_client("mydb")
container = database.get_container_client("mycontainer")

Create Item

python
item = {
    "id": "item-001",           # Required: unique within partition
    "category": "electronics",   # Partition key value
    "name": "Laptop",
    "price": 999.99,
    "tags": ["computer", "portable"]
}

created = container.create_item(body=item)
print(f"Created: {created['id']}")

Read Item

python
# Read requires id AND partition key
item = container.read_item(
    item="item-001",
    partition_key="electronics"
)
print(f"Name: {item['name']}")

Update Item (Replace)

python
item = container.read_item(item="item-001", partition_key="electronics")
item["price"] = 899.99
item["on_sale"] = True

updated = container.replace_item(item=item["id"], body=item)

Upsert Item

python
# Create if not exists, replace if exists
item = {
    "id": "item-002",
    "category": "electronics",
    "name": "Tablet",
    "price": 499.99
}

result = container.upsert_item(body=item)

Delete Item

python
container.delete_item(
    item="item-001",
    partition_key="electronics"
)

Queries

Basic Query

python
# Query within a partition (efficient)
query = "SELECT * FROM c WHERE c.price < @max_price"
items = container.query_items(
    query=query,
    parameters=[{"name": "@max_price", "value": 500}],
    partition_key="electronics"
)

for item in items:
    print(f"{item['name']}: ${item['price']}")

Cross-Partition Query

python
# Cross-partition (more expensive, use sparingly)
query = "SELECT * FROM c WHERE c.price < @max_price"
items = container.query_items(
    query=query,
    parameters=[{"name": "@max_price", "value": 500}],
    enable_cross_partition_query=True
)

for item in items:
    print(item)

Query with Projection

python
query = "SELECT c.id, c.name, c.price FROM c WHERE c.category = @category"
items = container.query_items(
    query=query,
    parameters=[{"name": "@category", "value": "electronics"}],
    partition_key="electronics"
)

Read All Items

python
# Read all in a partition
items = container.read_all_items()  # Cross-partition
# Or with partition key
items = container.query_items(
    query="SELECT * FROM c",
    partition_key="electronics"
)

Partition Keys

Critical: Always include partition key for efficient operations.

python
from azure.cosmos import PartitionKey

# Single partition key
container = database.create_container_if_not_exists(
    id="orders",
    partition_key=PartitionKey(path="/customer_id")
)

# Hierarchical partition key (preview)
container = database.create_container_if_not_exists(
    id="events",
    partition_key=PartitionKey(path=["/tenant_id", "/user_id"])
)

Throughput

python
# Create container with provisioned throughput
container = database.create_container_if_not_exists(
    id="mycontainer",
    partition_key=PartitionKey(path="/pk"),
    offer_throughput=400  # RU/s
)

# Read current throughput
offer = container.read_offer()
print(f"Throughput: {offer.offer_throughput} RU/s")

# Update throughput
container.replace_throughput(throughput=1000)

Async Client

python
from azure.cosmos.aio import CosmosClient
from azure.identity.aio import DefaultAzureCredential

async def cosmos_operations():
    credential = DefaultAzureCredential()
    
    async with CosmosClient(endpoint, credential=credential) as client:
        database = client.get_database_client("mydb")
        container = database.get_container_client("mycontainer")
        
        # Create
        await container.create_item(body={"id": "1", "pk": "test"})
        
        # Read
        item = await container.read_item(item="1", partition_key="test")
        
        # Query
        async for item in container.query_items(
            query="SELECT * FROM c",
            partition_key="test"
        ):
            print(item)

import asyncio
asyncio.run(cosmos_operations())

Error Handling

python
from azure.cosmos.exceptions import CosmosHttpResponseError

try:
    item = container.read_item(item="nonexistent", partition_key="pk")
except CosmosHttpResponseError as e:
    if e.status_code == 404:
        print("Item not found")
    elif e.status_code == 429:
        print(f"Rate limited. Retry after: {e.headers.get('x-ms-retry-after-ms')}ms")
    else:
        raise

Best Practices

  1. Always specify partition key for point reads and queries
  2. Use parameterized queries to prevent injection and improve caching
  3. Avoid cross-partition queries when possible
  4. Use upsert_item for idempotent writes
  5. Use async client for high-throughput scenarios
  6. Design partition key for even data distribution
  7. Use read_item instead of query for single document retrieval

Reference Files

File Contents
references/partitioning.md Partition key strategies, hierarchical keys, hot partition detection and mitigation
references/query-patterns.md Query optimization, aggregations, pagination, transactions, change feed
scripts/setup_cosmos_container.py CLI tool for creating containers with partitioning, throughput, and indexing

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